Fireside Chat: Exploring Synergistic Opportunities for NAPP and NCPP Members

Description

Join us to learn more about NCPP and NAPP, as well as how you can benefit from the synergistic programs that NAPP and NCPP are establishing to advance the patent prosecution profession.

Speakers:

Braxton Davis of NCPP

After obtaining his J.D., Braxton Davis joined AT&T’s Intellectual Property Patent Development Team where he evaluated inventive ideas, patent portfolios, and patent monetization opportunities based on business strategies. Thereafter, Braxton accepted a position as an Associate before being named Partner with the law firm Amin, Turocy, & Watson. Currently, Braxton serves as Meta’s (formerly Facebook) Associate General Counsel on the Patents, Licensing, & Open Source Team. Braxton has also established the Patent Institute of Training and the National Council on Patent Practicum, a non-profit focused on increasing quality and removing barriers within the patent profession. Additionally, he founded Metric Mate, a tech startup which aired on Shark Tank, where he applies his degrees in electrical engineering and physics to invent and develop connected devices that track strength training data. Braxton is also the recipient of both the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Georgia State University 40 under 40 awards.

Dan Smith of NAPP

Dan Smith, a Patent Agent, is the Patent and Licensing Strategist at Lenovo and Motorola Mobility, with over 17 years of experience in intellectual property, licensing, and advanced telecommunications technologies. His work focuses on standard essential patents, patent pools, global IP portfolio strategy, innovation training, and licensing. He is also an inventor with 19 issued U.S. patents. Previously, Dan served as Director of Patents at CableLabs and as Special Assistant Attorney General for Colorado. He is the founder of several ventures, including The Spot Climbing Gym, Desont Audio, and The Patent Smith, his private patent law practice. Dan currently serves as Vice President and Advocacy Committee Chair of the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP), where he advocates for policy change in the patent profession.