Kelly Hunsaker to Speak at the 2022 Federal Circuit Bar Association Bench & Bar Conference

Winston & Strawn Partner Kelly Hunsaker moderated the Corporate Counsel panel at the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s 2022 Bench & Bar Conference, June 15-18, in Sea Island, Georgia.

The conference—which offered both virtual and in-person registration options—had numerous opportunities to network and engage with adjudicators, government policymakers, leaders, top practitioners, and other members of the Federal Circuit community.

On June 18, Kelly moderated a distinguished panel of in-house counsel from Microsoft, Qualcomm, Sanofi, and Bausch + Lomb on the considerations and challenges in-house counsels face in managing global disputes and how U.S. outside counsels can assist with patent disputes involving co-pending litigations, worldwide and U.S.-assisted discovery for foreign actions, and patent office proceedings around the globe.

Among other topics, the conference had sessions on:

• Developments in Government Contracts and Legislation
• Notable lessons from the America Invents Acts Over Ten Years After its Passage
• Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and the Legal Profession: Perspectives on Progress, Challenges, and Opportunities
• Patent Damages and Case Resolution
• Proving a Domestic Industry at the ITC: Recent Developments and Outstanding Issues
• The COVID Waiver Issue, and the Impact of the Pandemic on the U.S. Position on TRIPS
• Litigation Funding and Costs (Ethics)
• Pro Bono “Now and Zen”: Views from the Bench & Bar (Ethics)