Post by Andrew Jenner

🌍 INTERPAT General Assembly 2025 | Washington DC, USA 🌍 This week, INTERPAT members and partners gathered in Washington DC for our 2025 General Assembly, an energizing and thought-provoking event focused on the future of IP and innovation in life sciences. Over three packed days (June 23–25), we explored key global IP policy developments and strategic priorities across government, academia, trade bodies, and industry. ⚡ Agenda Highlights included ⚡ : ✅ USPTO Visit to meet: Valencia Martin Wallace, Deputy Commissioner Patents, USPTO and all the top team Scott R. Boalick, Chief Judge for the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and other leading Judges ✅ USPTO Leadership Perspectives** from: Coke Stewart, Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Acting Director of the USPTO Mary Critharis, Acting Chief Policy Officer & Director for International Affairs, USPTO ✅ Keynote Fireside Chat with Andrei Iancu, Former USPTO Director, discussing the future of life sciences IP in the US ✅ Academic Thought Leadership featuring: Mark Schultz (University of Akron School of Law) Bowman Heiden (University of California, Berkeley – Haas School of Business) Jonathan Barnett (University of Southern California) Kristina Acri (Colorado College) Adam Mossoff (George Mason University – Antonin Scalia Law School) Jennifer Brant (Innovation Insights) ✅ IP Policy and Trade Insights with: Stephen Vaughn (former Acting USTR & USTR General Counsel) Brad Watts (US Chamber of Commerce) David Korn (PhRMA) Hans Sauer (BIO) Special thanks to the USPTO for our visit to their offices and their excellent engagement. Many thanks also to all our U.S. colleagues for their outstanding support and hospitality throughout the event, including our moderators Henry Hadad, Brian S. Tomko, Tonya Combs, Paul J. Higgins, Corey Salsberg and Jon Santamauro. We left Washington energized by the rich cross-sector dialogue and the shared commitment to strengthening the role of IP in advancing life sciences innovation worldwide. We look forward to building on these conversations as INTERPAT continues to advocate for a strong, balanced, and innovation-friendly global IP environment. #INTERPAT #IntellectualProperty #LifeSciences #InnovationEcosystem #USPTO #Academia #WIPO #WHO #GlobalIP #TradePolicy #InnovationPolicy #PublicPrivatePartnership #IPLeadership #LifeSciencesInnovation #WashingtonDC Henry Hadad, John D. Conway, Robert Stanley, Brian S. Tomko, Jiang Lin, Andreas Poredda, Kathrin Koerner, Guilherme Cintra, Komal Kalha, David Reddy, Tonya Combs, Dorian Immler, Pio Orviz Diaz, Elise MELON, Mumun Gencoglu, Woo Hyoung Cho, Raquel Sorza Ocaña, Monica Lupi, Neil Pratt, Fernando Portugal, Hans Sauer, Jennifer Brant, Andrei Iancu, David Korn, Bowman Heiden, Jonathan Barnett, Mark Schultz, Ivan Burnside, Michael Swita, Coke Morgan Stewart, Mary Critharis