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    The IP Landscape of Silicon and Lithium Metal Anodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries

    This joint presentation by technology law firm Fenwick and energy storage patent & innovation monitoring service B-Science.net will discuss the technical evolution of high energy negative electrodes based on silicon and lithium metal, and the intellectual property protection sought to cover these advancements. The presentation will focus on emerging technical requirements and patenting activity for cells with solid or semi-solid electrolytes.

    This webinar will focus on the following key topics:

    • Silicon-based and lithium metal negative electrodes for lithium-ion batteries
    • Interface aspects with liquid, semi-solid and solid electrolytes
    • Technology evolution and IP protection

    Presenters
    Howard Lim – Patent Attorney, Fenwick & West LLP
    Pirmin Ulmann – Co-Founder & CEO, B-Science.net

    Howard L. Lim is a patent lawyer representing technology-based clients in patent litigation matters and post-grant proceedings, such as inter partes reviews. He works on intellectual property and legal issues related to lithium-ion batteries. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Howard developed lithium-ion batteries at Panasonic and Sanyo Electric Company for electric vehicle and energy storage applications.

    Pirmin Ulmann is co-founder and CEO of b-science.net, a battery innovation & patent monitoring service that is based on a novel machine learning approach. He obtained a diploma in chemistry from ETH Zurich (Switzerland) in 2004 and a PhD from Northwestern University (USA) in 2009. Thereafter, he was a JSPS Foreign Fellow at the University of Tokyo (Japan). From 2010 to 2016, while working at a major battery materials manufacturer in Switzerland, he was a co-inventor of 7 patent families related to lithium-ion batteries. He holds the credential Stanford Certified Project Manager (SCPM) and has co-authored scientific publications with more than 1,700 citations.

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    Caution – You Might NOT Have Freedom to Infringe Expired Patents!

    A patent term is generally limited to twenty-years from its filing date. Since the battery industry is more than twenty-years mature, certain seminal battery patents covering active materials, electrolytes, and separators are going offline. Does that mean anyone can practice what these patents claim? Or have the patent owners found ways to evergreen and extend their effective patent terms? This webinar will discuss freedom-to-operate in view of expired patents and the second-generation patents that followed.

    This webinar will focus on the following key topics:

    • Seminal battery patents that were filed more than twenty-years ago are going offline
    • Does that mean you can infringe those patents with impunity?
    • It depends on whether the patent owners have found means to extend their patent monopoly
    • How can one evergreen a battery patent portfolio and what does that mean for competitors that want to practice expired patents?

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    Todd Ostomel – Partner at Squire Patton Boggs

    Todd focuses on patent prosecution and portfolio management, patent opinions, due diligence, utility and design patent applications, and trade secret counseling. Todd has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting US and international patent applications for energy storage devices, rechargeable battery materials, small and large molecules, ceramics, polymorphs, biofuels, diagnostics, chemical processes, cryptocurrency, LEDs, photovoltaics, and machine learning technology. Todd also has extensive experience with trade secret enforcement.

    His clients appreciate his ability to understand the technical details of their inventions as well as the legal issues relevant to their business goals.

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    Korean Battery Recycling Industry in IP Perspective

    The explosive growth of the EV battery market means that a huge number of batteries will become unusable within the next 10 years. Tackling the challenge of recycling lithium-ion batteries is critical, both for environmental and economic reasons, and also for reorganizing the global supply chain to become more stable and sustainable. The government sector also is strongly pushing to promote effective battery recycling.

    Patent trends in battery recycling technology are an important predictor of future market trends. Our internal patent landscape analysis suggests that Chinese companies currently have a huge lead in patents, but U.S. and European companies are rapidly shrinking the gap, while Korean companies are relative latecomers but are actively seeking to become major players as well.

    This webinar will focus on the following key topics:

    • Current status and forecast of Battery Recycling business
    • IP landscape analysis in battery recycling field (focusing on Korean companies)

    Presenters
    Inchan Andrew Kwon – Foreign Attorney at Kim & Chang
    Sung-Eun Kim – Patent Attorney at Kim & Chang

    Inchan Andrew Kwon is a US-trained and licensed patent attorney who advises technology, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech clients regarding patent prosecution and patent disputes in Korea, as well as related legal issues including trade secrets, licensing, regulatory compliance, and international trade.

    Sung-Eun Kim has been involved in evaluating intellectual property protection and in providing strategic advice to clients, specializing in the areas of materials for electronics, such as secondary batteries and OLED materials, polymer science, and fiber science.

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    Intellectual Property Clash of Copper Current Collectors

    High voltage cathode materials, dendrite-preventing electrolytes, and new anode architectures often grab headlines. But what may send shockwaves through the battery industry is the winner of the patent and trade secret battle being waged by SK Nexilis Co., Ltd. and Solus Advanced Materials Co., Ltd. The spoils of war being the right to make and sell copper foils used for current collectors in electric vehicle batteries. With parallel litigation occurring in the United States, South Korea, and Europe, and patent invalidation proceedings before the US Patent Office, this case is one to watch for battery manufacturers worldwide. This talk will highlight the procedural posture and the intellectual property tools being brought to bear by both sides in this on-going dispute.

    This webinar will focus on the following key topics:

    • Building patent thickets around single battery components
    • Trade secret rights complementary to battery manufacturing patent rights
    • Strategically acquiring foreign patent rights with high investment returns
    • Value of patents given the increased institutional denial of proceedings to invalidate patents

    Presenter
    Todd Ostomel – Partner at Squire Patton Boggs

    Todd focuses on patent prosecution and portfolio management, patent opinions, due diligence, utility and design patent applications, and trade secret counseling. He has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting US and international patent applications for inventions related to energy storage, energy production, fuel cells, rechargeable batteries, battery recycling, AI diagnostics, chemical processes, small and large molecules, polymorphs, ceramics, biofuels, cryptocurrency, and LEDs.

    Todd also has extensive experience with trade secret enforcement. He helps entrepreneurs develop and manage global patent and trade secret portfolios.

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