Insights
April 20, 2026 "Managing IP Considerations in M&A: A Practical Guide for General Counsel" Today’s General Counsel Matthew R. Carey
February 9, 2026 "Clauses I Regret (the Sequel)" AUTM Annual Meeting Pamela Cox
February 8, 2026 "Advanced Licensing: Strategy and Structure for Successful Deals" AUTM Annual Meeting 2026 Julie Watson
November 4, 2025 "Unlocking Success: Paths in Licensing & Business Development" CLP Community Engagement Series Panel, Chicago Pamela Cox, Julie Watson
October 21, 2025 “The Inspiring Journey and the Impact of the NYT best-seller, The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science.” LESI Annual Meeting, WILA/LESI Speaker Series 2024-25, Boston Pamela Cox, Michelle Bolos
September 18, 2025 “Why Leadership Presence is Key to Handling Difficult Conversations: A Neuroscience Approach” WILA/LESI Speaker Series 2024-25, Webinar Pamela Cox
July 21, 2025 “Managing AI-based Medical and Life Science Technologies” AUTM 2025 Central Regional Meeting, Madison, Wisconsin Ryan N. Phelan
April 28, 2025 "Cross-Cultural Negotiations" LESI Annual Conference, Singapore Pamela Cox
April 18, 2025 "Startup Licensing 101" Equalize Startups Pamela Cox
March 5, 2025 “Surprise Deal Terms – Why We Do Them and How to Stop” AUTM Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland Pamela Cox
March 5, 2025 “Unleashing the Controversy: The NERF Dilemma in Academia and Industry” AUTM Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland Julie Watson
March 2, 2025 “The Business Side of the License” AUTM Annual Meeting, National Harbor, Maryland Pamela Cox
September 17, 2024 "Building Trust and Managing Teams" WILA/LESI Speaker Series 2023-24 Pamela Cox
April 29, 2024 LESI Annual Conference 2024 Licensing Executive Society International (LESI), Madrid, Spain Pamela Cox
April 25, 2024 FTC Outlaws Noncompetes—What You Need to Know Marshall Gerstein Alert Thomas L. Duston
March 8, 2024 "Licensing for University Startups" Equalize Startups Pamela Cox
October 17, 2023 “Dealmaking Trends” LESI Annual Meeting, Chicago Pamela Cox
October 17, 2023 “From One-Man Band to Orchestra Conductor: The Evolving Role of the Licensing Professional in the Innovation Economy” LESI Annual Meeting, Chicago Julie Watson
September 27, 2023 "Imposter Syndrome" WILA/LESI Speaker Series 2023-24 Pamela Cox
April 7, 2022 – Presentation “Careers in Intellectual Property and Patent Law” Illinois Intellectual Property Alliance (ILIPA) Meggan Duffy, Lilian Ficht, and Jonathan Hughley
April 5, 2022 – Presentation “Women on Boards and in Key Leadership” Women in Licensing Alliance, Licensing Executive Society International Pamela Cox
January 26, 2022 "Entrepreneurship through Intellectual Property" The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Pamela Cox
October 28, 2021 – Presentation "License Negotiations" AUTM Mentorship Program Pamela Cox
August 30, 2021 U.S. Supreme Court Narrowed the Application of Assignor Estoppel to Known Claim Scope Marshall Gerstein Alert Jeremy Kriegel and Pamela Cox
July 30, 2021 South Africa Issues the World's First Patent Listing an AI as the Sole Inventor Marshall Gerstein Insights Ryan N. Phelan
May 27, 2021 – Presentation “Mock Mediation of IP Licensing Dispute” LESI Annual Meeting – Virtual Pamela Cox
May 27, 2021 – Presentation “Advancing Women Leaders in Licensing” LESI Annual Meeting – Virtual Pamela Cox
March 2, 2021 "Entrepreneurship through Intellectual Property" The University of Chicago Booth School of Business Pamela Cox
August 20, 2020 Federal Circuit Reduces Licensor Control of Infringement Suits Marshall Gerstein Alert Robert Gerstein
August 20, 2020 Federal Circuit Grants Licensees More Control Over Infringement Litigation Marshall Gerstein Alert Robert Gerstein
July 31, 2020 "Fed. Circ.'s UT Immunity Ruling Places Licensing In Spotlight" (featured quotes) Law360 Robert Gerstein
September 2019 Artificial Intelligence & the Intellectual Property Landscape AI Insights Ryan Phelan
June 17, 2019 State University Patents Are Not Immune from Inter Partes Review Marshall Gerstein Alert Julie M. Watson
May 28, 2019 – Presentation "Mock Mediation of IP License Dispute" LESI Annual Meeting – Yokohama, Japan Pamela Cox
June/July 2018 "Feeling the Tax Pinch? IP Can Help You Get More Credit for Your R&D" The Licensing Journal Lilian Y. Ficht and Nicholas K. Terrell
June 25, 2018 Supreme Court Decides Infringement Remedies May Include Foreign Lost Profits Marshall Gerstein Alert Sandip H. Patel
May 14, 2018 Action Items: Implementing Bayh-Dole Act Updates Marshall Gerstein Alert Julie Watson and Pamela Cox
May 1, 2018 – Presentation “The Current and Future State of Non-Profit Technology Transfer in the United States” LESI Annual Meeting – San Diego, CA, USA Pamela Cox
April 24, 2018 Supreme Court Decides that IPR Final Decisions Must Address All Challenged Claims Marshall Gerstein Alert Sandip Patel and Michael Weiner
April 24, 2018 The Supreme Court Finds IPR Proceedings Constitutional Marshall Gerstein Alert Thomas L. Duston and Julianne M. Hartzell
April 2018 "Feeling the Tax Pinch? IP Can Help You Get More Credit for Your R&D” Marshall Gerstein Alert Nicholas K. Terrell and Lilian Y. Ficht
January/February 2018 "The Future of Technology Transfer" Intellectual Asset Management Pamela Cox
October 22, 2017 – Presentation "Orientation and Speed Mentoring for New Members & First Time Attendees" LES Annual Meeting Pamela Cox
August 15, 2017 – Presentation "Post-Contract Monitoring" AUTM Online Professional Development Program Webinar Julie M. Watson
July 20, 2017 – Presentation "Business Development in IP Licensing" LES University Julie M. Watson
July 10, 2017 – Presentation "Term Sheets – Deal Savers or Just Time Stealers" AUTM Central Region Meeting Pamela Cox
June 28, 2017 "Lessons From This Year's High Court IP Rulings: Part 2" (featured quotes) Law360 Robert Gerstein
June 6, 2017 – Presentation "Introduction to IIAs, MTAs, and CDAs from the University Perspective" AUTM Online Professional Development Program Webinar Pamela Cox
May 31, 2017 “Lexmark: Good for Consumers, Bad for Manufacturers” (featured quotes) Intellectual Property Magazine Robert Gerstein
May 31, 2017 “U.S. Supreme Court Overturns Federal Circuit Patent Exhaustion Stance in Impression v. Lexmark” (featured quotes) Managing Intellectual Property Robert Gerstein
