Registration & Networking

Pre Function Area

Patentability of Software

GBR

Speakers:
- Mr. Chid Iyer, Partner, Sughrue Mion PLLC
- Mr. Rahul Sharma, Managing Associate, LexOrbis - Responding to Alice/101 rejections after Berkheimer
- Mr. Rajeev Gupta, Jio IP Lead, Reliance Jio - The Impact of CRI Guidelines on Software Related Patents 

Networking Coffee Break

Pre Function Area

Global landscape for IP software

GBR

Moderator -
- Mr. Chid Iyer, Partner, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Speaker -
- Mr. Divyendu Verma, Managing Associate, Krishna & Saurastri Associates LLP - Drafting and prosecution strategies for rapidly changing landscape

Networking Lunch Break

Pre Function Area

The opportunities and risks of combining open source and software patents

GBR

Speakers:
- Mr. Chid Iyer, Partner, Sughrue Mion PLLC
- Mr. Aahit Gaba, Senior Open Source Counsel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise - Use of open source and it's impact on the patent portfolio

Networking Coffee Break

Pre Function area

Using trade secrets and copyright to protect software products

GBR

Moderator
- Mr. Chid Iyer, Partner, Sughrue Mion PLLC

Speakers -
- Mr. Subramaniam Vutha, Proprietor, Subramaniam Vutha & Associates - Using Trade Secrets & Copyrights to protect software products
- Mr. Mohammed Talib CFA, Associate Vice-President & Head - Technology Licensing and M&A, Mphasis - Using Trade Secrets & Copyrights to protect software products
- Mr. Akhilesh Srivastava, Senior Consultant, Tata Consultancy Services - What is right for software? Copyright? Patent? Trade Secret?