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WIPR Summit 2025

WIPR Summit 2025 returned to Chicago, bringing together a diverse group of IP professionals, including IP owners, industry leaders, and key stakeholders, for an insightful two-day event. Held at the DoubleTree by Hilton on 12-13 March 2025, the conference provided an invaluable platform to share case studies and tactics on addressing the most pressing challenges in the IP industry. 

Watch videos from speakers representing leading companies such as Caesars Entertainment, WWE, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, and Gap from the 2025 event below.

WATCH: Monetising IP - turning a cost centre into a profit driver
WATCH: Monetising IP - turning a cost centre into a profit driver
Speakers from Akin, IBM, Verily, and Delta Capital Partners explore how businesses can transform their IP portfolios into revenue-generating assets through strategic monetisation.


WATCH: Infringement, ambush marketing, counterfeit—oh my!
WATCH: Integrate AI in IP - automate processes for efficiency and growth
WATCH: Resolve IP disputes on a budget: cost-effective strategies for success
WATCH: Engaging inventors to ensure you obtain the best IP
WATCH: Trade secrets - recent changes in restrictive covenants and non-disclosure agreements across 50 states
WATCH: UPC so far - a patentee-friendly European court?



WATCH: How to navigate the current Chinese IP prosecution and enforcement landscape
Mingming Yang, partner at Wanhuida, shares guidance on developing strong IP strategies in China, including enforcement through administrative and judicial channels.
WATCH: Protect your brand internationally - PR, third parties, and trademark strategies
Speakers from Deckers, Abro, Dell, and Sephora share strategies for trademark protection, brand reputation, and working with PR and third-party partners. Moderated by a partner from Alston & Bird.
WATCH: Deliver actionable IP insights to internal stakeholders - best practices for 2024
Speakers from Wyndham Hotels & Resorts, Gap, and Cruise share best practices for communicating IP issues effectively, delivering strategic advice, and building strong internal partnerships. Moderated by a partner from Neal Gerber Eisenberg.
WATCH: Embrace your role as evangelist to the C-level to drive IP success
Lauren Dienes-Middlen, SVP and Deputy General Counsel at WWE Business & Legal Affairs, shares strategies for positioning IP as a core business asset and working effectively with C-suite leaders to maximise its impact.
WATCH: Celebrity chef IP agreements in the hotel and casino space
Thomas Lynn, VP & Chief Counsel of Property Transactions at Caesars Entertainment, discusses the legal structure of celebrity chef agreements, navigating IP issues, and key clauses to consider when drafting these contracts.