On January 21, 2011 the Innovation hosted USPTO Director David Kappos, Retired Federal Chief Judge Paul Michel and IP experts at a half day conference to examine the links between patents, jobs and economic growth.  Click on a featured speaker or panel name for the full video presentation. 

USPTO Director David Kappos

Retired Federal Chief Judge Paul Michel 

William J. Merritt, President and CEO of InterDigital

Henry R. Nothhaft, Chairman and CEO of Tessera 

Panel I: Job Creation and Innovation:  How an Idea Can Create Jobs and Economic Growth Moderated by Gene Quinn, IPWatchdog, Inc.
Panel participants included Lisa Kuuttila, President and CEO of STC.UNM at the University of New Mexico, Dr. John Swart, President of Exemplar Genetics and Harry J. Leonhardt, Esq., Vice President, Deputy General Counsel Corporate Governance & Secretary at Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Panel II: Patents in the Modern Innovation Economy
Moderated by Kim Hart, Technology Reporter, Politico
Panel participants included Roger Martin, Senior Vice President and Chief IP Strategist, Qualcomm, Gregory J. Junemann, International President of the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) AFL-CIO & CLC, Robert Alt, Senior Legal Fellow and Deputy Director of the Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation

Printed remarks are available for USPTO Director David Kappos, Tessera Chairman and CEO Henry R. Nothhaft, and STC.UNM President Lisa Kuutttila.