CHAIR’S OPENING REMARKS

What is happening to IP for AVs

• The emergence of new IP players and the collaboration required
• IP considerations with startups and universities
• Patent strategies for AVs, V2x, and car sharing
• Will design rights play a bigger role?

Jim Stevens, president, Reising Ethington (moderator)
Mark Duell, principal counsel, Honda Patents & Technologies North America
Bryce Pilz, director of licensing, University of Michigan
Eric Rogers, Intellectual Property Counsel, AGC Automotive

John McNelis, partner, Fenwick & West

AV data collection, cybersecurity and privacy issues
 

• The universe of AV data
• Capturing meaningful “consent"
• Dealing with data disclosure requests
• Managing cybersecurity and liability risks

Edona Vila, lawyer, Borden Ladner Gervais (moderator)
Ryan Bowers, counsel, global security and privacy, General Motors

Maggie Lassack, privacy & cyber security counsel, Polaris Industries
Michael Williams, member, Bush Seyferth

Keynote Judge Panel: Alternative Dispute Resolution of AV Legal Disputes

A panel of judges discuss best practices for successful, out-of-court resolution of AV disputes.

Russell E. Levine, partner, Kirkland & Ellis (moderator)
Judge Mary Beth Kelly (ret), Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Judge Gerald Rosen (ret), Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Judge Klaus Bacher, deputy presiding judge of the senate for patent cases, German Federal Court of Justices

Responsibility for insurance and the different types needed

• Where are we today – the current state of AV insurance
• Product liability and third party liability
• Attributing fault - who determines cause of a collision
• Sharing data with manufacturers, vehicle owners and insurers?
• Educating all parties in order to advocate state and federal authorities

Alex Ross, counsel, Gowling WLG (moderator)

Lise Bromfield, associate general counsel, AIG

Theodore Newman, autonomous vehicle working group, Starr Indemnity and Liability Company

What role does open source play in advancing autonomous vehicle technology?

• Kinds of IP being opened up – source code and patents
• Who is driving open source, who is jumping on board
• How automotive and mobility companies use open source
• Why are these companies turning to open source
• How might open source impact the different types of market models and monetization models for AV and mobility companies

James Cleland, shareholder, Brinks Gilson & Lione (moderator)
Rakesh Michael, senior counsel, IP, Uber
Dalpreet Saluja, associate general counsel & chief IP counsel, Visteon Corporation
Van Lindberg, member, Dykema

Adapting to the changing patent scene
 

• Determining what is patentable
• SEP vs FRAND
• Patent pools
• What about open source, 5G, and AI systems that can’t be protected?

Ross Hicks, director electronics practice group, Sterne Kessler (moderator)
Michael Carter, principal associate IP, Gowling WLG

Richard Leach, IP Counsel, Bosch