Benchmark Litigation and Managing IP will host their 3rd annual Autolex: Autonomous Vehicle Legal Forum. This one-day forum will focus on the disruptive changes occurring in the automobile industry as autonomous vehicles become a reality. Attendees will hear from some of the top in-house and law firm automobile lawyers discussing litigation, IP, insurance, and transactional issues. Get solutions to the top challenges facing the AV legal industry:
- Regulations (or lack thereof)
- Allocation of Risk/Safety/Insurance
- Developing industrywide performance standards
- Uncertainties around autonomous business models
- Entry of non-traditional competitors
- Defending against the enforcement of SEPs, particularly relating to communication standards
John McNelis is speaking on a panel at 10am titled "What is Happening to IP for AVs?" which will cover:
- The emergence of new IP players requiring collaboration among technology, communications and automobile companies
- Changes in IP ownership with licensing
- Patent strategies for AVs, V2x, and car sharing
- Will design rights and trademarks play a bigger role?
Other panelists include:
- Jim Stevens, shareholder, Reising Ethington (moderator)
- Mark Duell, principal counsel, Honda Patents & Technologies North America
- Eric Rogers, Intellectual Property Counsel, AGC Automotive
- Bryce Pilz, director of licensing, University of Michigan