FICPI Focus 45

FICPI is delighted to welcome Dr Anji Miller, Senior Partner for Academic Engagement at LifeArc, to the FICPI Focus 45 Podcast In conversation with webinar host Louis-Pierre Gravelle, FICPI Deputy Secretary General and Partner at Dipchand LLP, she will explore how LifeArc approaches translation as a system, from accelerating target discovery and biomarker development to supporting clinical pathway...

Louis DiSanto, in conversation with Louis Pierre Gravelle about Banner & Witcoff weights and training client Rogue (www.roguefitness.com) and with whom they secure utility patent, trademark, design patents, and carry out enforcement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Louis-Pierre Gravelle (Partner at Dipchand LLP in Canada and FICPI Deputy Secretary General) is joined by Gene Quinn. A patent attorney and a leading commentator on patent law and innovation policy. Mr. Quinn has twice been named one of the top 50 most influential people in IP by Managing IP Magazine, in both 2014 and 2019. From 2017-2025, Mr. Quinn has also been recognized by IAM Magazine as one...

This Focus 45 session provides the critical context needed to ensure the future of IP looks nothing like the "good old days." For International Women’s Week 2026, join FICPI Australia Secretary Ronelle Geldenhuys for a provocative and data-driven exploration of the professional landscape for women in intellectual property. While nostalgia often paints a rosy picture of the "good old days," the rea...

Celebrating hosting 45 episodes of FICPI Focus 45, long-time FICPI 45 host, Louis-Pierre Gravelle, will be in conversation with our new Eastern timezone host, Ronelle Geldenhuys.  They will look at the human connection in professional services, and why relationships (not just technical excellence) are often the difference between good work and great work. They'll unpack the practical value of buil...

Louis-Pierre Gravelle (Partner at Dipchand LLP in Canada and Vice President of FICPI's Practice Management Committee) is joined by Marc Levieils (Managing Partner - REGIMBEAU, France) to deep dive into the specific standards applicable to IP, especially ISO 56005. How can innovation and IP standards be an opportunity for both our clients and our practice? Challenges and future of the ISO 56000 sta...

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Host, will review ISO 56005 Innovation management with Johan Claire, CEO of Innovation Way. A general overview of the applicable standards in innovation to better understand their challenges and their benefits for both our client and our practice. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Host, will consider how AI makes spreadsheets smarter with Dr Niti Dewan. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Host, will discuss what is needed to be an IP strategist for our clients with Kate Wilson, Donna Patane and Denise Hodge. Intellectual property practitioners do more than simply file a trade mark application or draft a patent specification. Clients often need guidance regarding what registered IP can (and can’t) do for them; where, when and how b...

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Host, will discuss IP Insurance with Jean-Nicolas Longchamp and representatives from AON. The topic of IP litigation insurance also forms the basis of the World Congress Workshop "Understanding IP litigation insurance without the headache". Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Host, will discuss Copyrights with Miriam Lord, Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public and Education at the US Copyright Office. She will provide an update from the Office, covering priorities and initiatives including the intersection between AI and copyright.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Host, will celebrate Women and Girls in Science with Dr. Claire Gregg, Dr. Neeti Wilson, Dr. Renate Weisse, Dr. Alicia Alvarez and Dr. Mariana Bullrich. To celebrate 2025's International Day of Women and Girls in Science, FICPI's DEIA committee invited FICPI women members who are active in science fields to share how they journeyed from academic...

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus 45 Moderator, will be discussing IP and Sustainable Development Goals with Heather Galloway. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this session, FICPI and ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law are delighted to welcome James Pooley, former Deputy Director General of WIPO, will discuss "Secrecy and Taylor Swift: What Conspiracy Theories Reveal About Our Growing Distrust of Institutions" with FICPI Focus 45 moderator Louis-Pierre Gravelle. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus-45 Moderator, discusses IP in Music with Iain Russell Iain is an entrepreneurial patent attorney, specialising in high tech (especially telecommunications) patent work. He literally wrote the book on passing the UK patent drafting exam and runs a training programme for that. Iain also runs a training programme for the European patent drafting exam....

In this session FICPI Focus 45 moderator Louis-Pierre Gravelle will discuss the  Progress in 101 Reform: The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023 (PERA) with David J. Kappos Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus-45 Moderator, discusses autism awareness with Bhupinder Randhawa. Bhupinder Randhawa is an internationally recognised patent and technology lawyer. He is the leader of the firm’s Engineering & Technology practice group and co-leader of the Artificial Intelligence practice group. Bhupinder’s practice focuses on patent and technology law, particularly...

In this session FICPI Focus 45 moderator Louis-Pierre Gravelle discusses the “Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercises of March-in Rights” under the Bayh-Dole Act with former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Judge Paul Michel. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our host, Louis-Pierre Gravelle, a registered patent agent and partner at Bereskin & Parr in Montreal Canada, is joined by Benjamin Beck. Benjamin helps clients with technology and data disputes, in particular involving patents, trade secrets and licensing. In this session, Louis-Pierre and Benjamin discuss the use of AI-tools in law firm operations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megapho...

In this session Sharon Crane, FICPI Deputy Secretary General and co-Chair of DEIA, is in discussion with Winifred Neisser. In recognition of Black History Month in North America, FICPI Focus-45 and FICPI’s DEIA committee are thrilled to be in conversation with Winifred Neisser, Executive Director of the Angel City Chorale (semi-finalists in America’s Got Talent!) and former TV executive.  Winifred...

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle, our Focus-45 Moderator, discusses CFIUS with Ed Lebow of Haynes Boone. Ed Lebow heads the international trade practice in the Washington, DC office of Haynes and Boone, LLP. Ed is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School and has been representing clients in international trade cases for more than 40 years. Prior to private practice, Ed served as a...

In this session Louis-Pierre Gravelle our Focus 45 Moderator will host an AI session with ChatGPT. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In September 2023 the women in IP down under made waves with the publication of a new research paper that describes the experiences of women in the IP industry. Our host, Louis-Pierre Gravelle, a registered patent agent and partner at Bereskin & Parr in Montreal Canada, will look at some of the findings in the paper, and the panellists will talk about related issues including why women’s experienc...

In this edition of the Focus 45 webinar series, Louis-Pierre Gravelle will be discussing Lawyering While Human with Mike Kasdan. Mike Kasdan is founder of Lawyering While Human, an organisation dedicated to promoting mental health and wellness within the legal profession - encompassing both law firms and law schools. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this Australian edition of the Focus 45 webinar series, Louis-Pierre Gravelle will be discussing Patentable Subject Matter with panellists: Alyssa Telfer, Principal at Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick, Matt Pini, Principal at Pini IP and Ronelle Geldenhuys, Principal at Foundry Intellectual Property Our panel of practitioners will dissect the nuances of this issue, providing insights into (and cond...