IP Watchdog LIVE 2026

Partners Jeff Barron and Joshua Ney will speak on panels at IPWatchdog LIVE 2026.

Designing a Modern Trade Secret Strategy from Policy to Practice

Barron’s panel will explore how organizations can modernize trade secret strategies to protect critical know-how beyond formal policies. Panelists will discuss identifying and classifying trade secrets, aligning legal and operational controls, and embedding secrecy into daily business processes. The conversation will also cover workforce mobility, third-party collaboration, AI risks, enforcement challenges, and how courts assess “reasonable measures” in today’s digital environment.

Drug Patents Explained: What the System Gets Right—and What Critics Get Wrong

Ney’s panel will explore how drug patents work in practice, the role of follow-on patents, and their impact on innovation. The session will address critiques around pricing and patient access, and discuss how evolving court, PTAB, and policy standards affect patent enforcement, validity, and investment in high-risk drug research.

Partner Mark Nelson will also attend the conference.

Learn more and register here.