Welcome to IP Wonderland

11 Sept 2022, 07:00 → 13 Sept 2022, 20:00 US/Eastern

Crystal Gateway Marriott

Jan Gerd Mietzel, Mandy Lutz

TMAP - Overview of suggested speakers from 2020.docx

TMAP Timeline.docx

TMAP_Maria_Govis.mp4

Sunday, 11 September

12:00 → 16:00 SOCIAL: "Can you row?" - "Yes a little - but not on land - and not with needles" (Boat Trip)

13:00 → 16:00 SOCIAL: “‘Tis so,” said the Duchess: “and the moral of that is — ‘Oh, ’tis love, ’tis love, that makes the world go round!'” (Volunteer event)

14:00 → 16:00 GT: Innovation in Wonderland: Interactive Workshop on Legal Process Improvement [UPON DEMAND]

Conveners: Agnese Gerharde, Maria Govis

14:00 → 16:00 SPORTS: "Don't you think you'd be safer down on the ground?" (Rock Climbing) - Humpty Dumpty won't be joining.

16:00 → 17:00 "If everybody minded their own business, the world would go around a great deal faster than it does.” (Break/Personal Time)

17:00 → 19:00 RECEPTION: "Put cats in the coffee, and mice in the tea - and welcome Queen Alice with thirthy-times-three" (Welcome Reception)

Convener: Amanda Lutz

19:00 → 23:30 SOCIAL: "Let the Looking-Glass creatures, whatever they be, come and dine with the Red Queen, the White Queen, and me!" (Dine Around)

Conveners: Emily Quackenbush, Fiona Scott

19:00 Bob & Edith's Diner

https://direct.chownow.com/order/23862/locations/35024

19:00 Il Porto Ristorante

https://www.ilportoristorante.com/

19:00 Lebanese Taverna - Pentagon Row

https://www.opentable.com/lebanese-taverna-pentagon-row?corrid=c7536d46-8a51-4a07-8882-8e97a661b9b8&avt=eyJ2IjoyLCJtIjoxLCJwIjowLCJzIjowLCJuIjowfQ&p=2&sd=2022-03-21T19%3A00%3A00

19:00 Lyon Hall

https://www.lyonhallarlington.com/menus/#dinner/

19:00 Matchbox - Pentagon City

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19:00 Meaza

https://www.meazaethiopiancuisine.com/

19:00 Mia's Italian Kitchen

https://www.miasitalian.com/

19:00 Portofino Restaurant

https://theportofinorestaurant.com/

19:00 Ted's Montana Grill

https://www.tedsmontanagrill.com/

19:00 The Warehouse

https://warehouseoldtown.com/dinner/

19:00 TNR Cafe

https://tnrcafe.com/

19:00 Tupelo Honey

https://tupelohoneycafe.com/location/arlington/

Monday, 12 September

06:30 → 07:15 SPORTS: "How puzzling these changes are! I’m never sure what I’m going to be from one minute to another." - Ground yourself for a great start into the day! (YOGA)

Convener: Emily Quackenbush

06:30 → 07:15 SPORTS: "My dear, here we must run as fast as we can, just to stay in place." (RUNNING)

Conveners: Jan Gerd Mietzel, PAMELA HERNANDEZ

08:00 → 08:55 TIME TO HAVE BELIEVED AS MANY AS SIX IMPOSSIBLE THINGS (BREAKFAST)

09:00 → 09:10 MODERATION: "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here?" (Welcome & Overview of the Day)

Conveners: Jan Gerd Mietzel, Mandy Lutz

09:15 → 10:15 GT: (Avoiding the Rabbit Hole: Managing Large Scale Trademark Projects)

Conveners: Emily Quackenbush, Mandy Lutz

10:20 → 11:20 GT: The Queen of Hearts of Trademarks: Bad Faith Filings

Conveners: Christina Hicks (YETI), Gloria Niembro (Chevez), Manuela Mendigutia (PONS IP ), PAMELA HERNANDEZ, Sonia Okolie (BANNER WITCOFF)

11:20 → 11:50 IT'S ALWAYS TEA TIME! (COFFEE BREAK)

11:55 → 12:55 GT: Beware, The Jabberwocky: NFTs and Their Role in the Metaverse

Convener: Emily Quackenbush

11:55 Beware, The Jabberwocky: NFTs and Their Role in the Metaverse

Speakers: Benjamin Okeke (Amazon), Nerissa Coyle McGinn (Loeb & Loeb LLP)

13:00 → 13:55 THE LOBSTER-QUADRILLE (LUNCH) - It's Wonderland - don't expect any real lobsters!

14:00 → 15:00 CT1: Inclusive Wonderland: A Conversation About Diversity & Inclusion in Trademark Practice

Convener: Denise Grassi

14:00 Inclusive Wonderland: A Conversation About Diversity & Inclusion in Trademark Practice

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) are critical for brand reputation and team engagement. Join us for an insightful presentation highlighting the positive impact D&I can have on company culture. Explore strategies for building and working with diverse teams, both internally and in the greater trademark community!

Speakers: Denise Grassi, Diane Fiddle (Corsearch)

14:00 → 16:00 CT2: Innovation in Wonderland: Interactive Workshop on Legal Process Improvement

Conveners: Agnese Gerharde, Maria Govis

14:00 Future Proof your Practice with Legal Process Improvement

Speakers: Agnese Gerharde, Maria Govis

15:00 → 16:00 CT1: Spilling the Tea: Best Practices for Working Effectively with Outside Counsel and In-House Clients

Conveners: Denise Grassi, Fiona Scott

15:00 Spilling the Tea: Best Practices for Working Effectively with Outside Counsel and In-House Clients

As trademark professionals the international scope of our work is vast. Clients and business teams look to us for easily digestible summaries of complex legal issues. Effective communication and efficient ways of working are vital to successful portfolio management. Outside counsel and in-house panel members will share proven methods for delivering and receiving the information needed to efficiently manage a portfolio while meeting client expectations. Panel members will share strategies for making the most of professional relationships, building trust, and getting a seat at the table.

Speakers: Kristin Altoff (Morgan, Lewis and Bockius LLP), Rosa Jimenez (Travel and Leisure), Steven Kennedy (Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP)

16:00 → 16:25 A MAD TEA PARTY (COFFEE BREAK)

16:30 → 17:30 CT1: Making Your Way Through the Looking Glass: Career Plans for Trademark Administrators

Conveners: Fiona Scott, Emily Quackenbush

16:30 Making Your Way Through the Looking Glass: Career Plans for TMAs

16:30 → 17:30 CT2: Advice from Caterpillars: Guidance on Career Development for YPs

Conveners: Agnese Gerharde, Carolina Calheiros

17:30 → 18:30 CT1: Leadership at Your Level: You Are Sure to Get Somewhere, If You Only Walk Long Enough… [Session for TMAs to be developed by LDC]

17:30 → 18:30 CT2: Leadership at Your Level: You Are Sure to Get Somewhere, If You Only Walk Long Enough… [Session for YPs to be developed by LDC]

18:30 → 19:30 RECEPTION: THE WALRUSS AND THE CARPENTER (NETWORKING RECEPTION) - Join us and don't be an oyster!

Tuesday, 13 September

06:30 → 07:15 SPORTS: "And if you wish to go anywhere you must run twice as fast as that." (RUNNING)

Conveners: Jan Gerd Mietzel, PAMELA HERNANDEZ

06:30 → 07:15 SPORTS: “Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle.” - Take some time to connect with yourself before leaping back into Wonderland (YOGA)

Convener: Emily Quackenbush

08:00 → 08:55 WHO STOLE THE TARTS? (BREAKFAST)

09:00 → 09:10 MODERATION: "No wise fish would go anywhere without a porpoise." (Welcome back & Overview of the Day)

Conveners: Jan Gerd Mietzel, Mandy Lutz

09:15 → 10:15 GT: The Wonderland of Social Media: Influencers and Brands

Conveners: Gloria Niembro (Chevez), Manuela Mendigutia (PONS IP ), PAMELA HERNANDEZ, Yazmin Yeara (The Hippie Nerd - Influencer)

10:20 → 11:20 GT: “Every adventure requires a first step." [Women in LeadershIP Session]

Convener: Fiona Scott

11:25 → 11:55 IT'S ALWAYS TEA TIME! (COFFEE BREAK)

12:00 → 13:00 GT: Avoiding the Pool of Tears: ADR & Mediation in IP

Convener: Jan Gerd Mietzel

12:00 Avoiding the Pool of Tears: ADR & Mediation in IP

Speaker: Adam Rattray (WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center)

13:05 → 14:20 THE MOCK TURTLE'S STORIES (LUNCH WITH TABLE TOPICS)

14:25 → 15:25 CT1: Every One of These Things Has Got to Go On, Somehow or Other”—Reflections on the Protection of Fashion Products

Convener: Carolina Calheiros

14:25 Design session

Speaker: Mr David Joyal (Coty Inc.)

14:25 → 16:30 CT2: "Let's fight till six and then have dinner." - Mediation Exercises

Convener: Jan Gerd Mietzel

15:30 → 16:30 CT1: Here, Tweedledum & Tweedledee do not need to be identical: Domain Names and Trademarks

Convener: Maria Koval (PwC Ukraine)

16:35 → 16:45 MODERATION: “Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop." (Conference Wrap Up)

Conveners: Jan Gerd Mietzel, Mandy Lutz

16:45 → 17:00 AWARDS CEREMONY: THE CHESHIRE CAT CHALLENGE

Conveners: Amanda Lutz, Jan Gerd Mietzel

17:00 → 17:45 RECEPTION: "At the end of four, I shall say good-bye. And at the end of five, I shall go!" (Farewell Reception)

Convener: Jan Gerd Mietzel