The International Intellectual Property Law Association (IIPLA) is hosting its 30th IP Law Conference, IIPLA 2026 USA, on September 28–29, 2026, in Palo Alto, California. This premier event brings together intellectual property professionals, legal experts, innovators, policymakers, and industry leaders from around the world to exchange ideas, explore emerging trends, and shape the future of intellectual property law in a rapidly evolving global economy.
The conference will feature a series of sessions designed to address key areas of intellectual property law. These include panel discussions on global IP trends, practical workshops on patent prosecution and litigation, and breakout sessions focused on IP management and strategy. Keynote speeches from industry leaders will provide insights into the future of intellectual property, innovation, and the global economy.
Attendees will have ample networking opportunities through receptions and roundtable discussions, fostering meaningful connections among peers, potential clients, and collaborators. The event will also include case study reviews of recent landmark IP cases, offering deep dives into the legal strategies and outcomes shaping today’s IP landscape.
IIPLA 2026 USA is ideal for law firms, corporate counsels, IP professionals, innovators, and policymakers seeking to stay abreast of the latest developments in intellectual property law, enhance their professional networks, and gain actionable insights to navigate the complexities of the global IP landscape.
Speakers(64)
Adrian Gociu
Managing Partner at Gociu Lawyers
Adriana Claudia De Moura
Corporate Intellectual Property & Regional Tax at NIDEC Appliance, Commercial & Industrial Motors
Ajit Bhide
Founder and CEO at Aixen Neoverse AI Pvt Ltd
Amol Mahulkar
HO Intellectual Property Services & Senior Intelligence & IP Analyst at Airbus India
Angela Dunning
Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Basim Mousilli
Managing Director, Founder at Insert Fuel and Legal Follow Up
CJ Rosenbaum
Founder at Amazon Sellers Lawyer
Cary Levitt
Managing Director at Azami Global
Cedar Boschan
Founder at Boschan Corp
David Sanker
Founder at SankerIP
David V. Sanker, Ph.D.
Partner at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Denzel Cadet
Founder & Managing Member at Cadet Legal
Dr. Madhumita (Mita) Datta
Intellectual Property Lawyer at Lowenstein Sandler
Efrat Kasznik
President at Foresight Valuation Group LLC
Elizabeth Morris
Legal Director of Intellectual Property & Product at Pure Storage, Inc.
Evan Feldstein
General Counsel at FOREO
Evan H. Langdon
Partner, Chair ITC Practice at Washington, D.C.
Farbod Farbi Noorani
Attorney/Founder at Noorani Global Law Firm
Guy Perel
IP Attorney at Perel Law Office
Ira M. Schwartz
Founding Partner at Parker Schwartz
Iti Negi
James Hall
CEO, Founder and General Counsel at Global GC
James M. Hall
CEO and Founder at Global GC
Jeff Risher
Partner at Blue Peak Law Group LLP
Jeffery A. Handelman
Partner at Crowell & Moring
Jo Saxe Levy
Former Vice President, Mobileye Governance & Legal Affairs at Intel Corporation
Joe Sremack
Managing Director at CBIZ
Joel Barry
Co-Founder at Carlton Elleker Chase
Joseph Mercadante
Partner at Fabricant LLP
Kirk Sigmon
Shareholder at Banner Witcoff
Klaus Behrndt
Founder, Partner at LifeTech IP
Malgorzata (Gosia) Kulczycka
Partner at Patterson + Sheridan, LLP
Marina V. Bogorad
Partner at Munck Wilson Mandala
Masoud Vakili
Co-Founder at International Intellectual Property Law Association (IIPLA)
Matt Holohan
Shareholder at Sheridan Ross P.C.
Matthew Holohan
Partner at Quarles & Brady LLP
Melody Drummond Hansen
IP and Tech Partner at BakerHostetler
Michael W. Gray
IP Attorney at Nixon Peabody LLP
Mirko Schacht
Founder, Partner at 2SPL PartG mbB
Mitchell Rosenfeld
Managing Director at Intellectual Property Advisory & Transactions STOUT
Nicholas Valentino
Lead Customer Success at LexisNexis
Nipun Kumar
CEO at Chekable
Olaf Ungerer
Partner and Head of the Munich Office at Page White And Farrer
Peter Pang
Chairman and Managing Partner at IPO PANG SHENJUN
Porchhay Phoung
CEO/Founder at CACC LAW FIRM
Robert Theuerkauf
Partner; Registered Patent Attorney at Gray Ice Higdon, PLLC
Rosanne Felicello
Managing Partner at Felicello Law P.C.
Ryan Smith
Partner at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Salumeh Ramsay
Founder at S.R. Patents LLC
Sameet Gambhir
Vice President (Corp. Law) & Company Secretary at DCM Shriram LTD
Smita Rajmohan
Senior AI Product Counsel at Autodesk
Stephen J. Strauss
Shareholder at Buchalter
Subroto Bose
Assistant General Counsel, Intellectual Property at Marvell Semiconductor
Suresh Vallabhaneni
Founder & CEO at AnyGen AI
Svetlana Kamyshanskaya Pantelic
Founder at Primum Law Group
Tarique Mustafa
CEO/CTO - Founder at GhangorCloud Inc
Thomas Yeh
Partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Tim Pohlmann
CEO and Founder at IPlytics
Tosin Sanjo-Shodimu
Managing Solicitor at Adiel Solicitors
Vincent Rubino
Partner at Fabricant LLP
Vishal Sharma
Principal at Metanoia, Inc
Yash Shailesh Bajaj
Foreign Legal Counsel at DevRev
Yi Sun Wilkinson
Attorney at Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Yoshi Masutani
Founder and Managing Partner at Masuvalley and Partners
Event Details
- Date
- September 28-29, 2026
- 2 days
- Location
- 🇺🇸 Palo Alto, United States
- Palo Alto, California, USA
- Pricing
- $1,099 - $2,000
- Audience
- Law firms, corporate counsels, IP professionals, innovators, policymakers.
- Attendees
- Over 250 companies and 1,000 attendees annually.
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