Bruce E. Boyden

Marquette University Law School (Milwaukee, WI)

Carlo Cotrone

Quartal IP (Miami, FL)

Sivonnia DeBarros

SL DeBarros Law Firm, LLC (Woodstock, IL)

Jeff Draeger

Intel (Santa Clara, CA)

Josh Gammon

WealthDocket (Greenville, SC)

Katrina Hull

Markery Law (Milwaukee, WI)

Ken Lemke

Mercury Marine/Brunswick Corporation (Fond du Lac, WI)

Tim Pierce

State Bar of Wisconsin (Madison, WI)

Sarah Sargent

Godfrey & Kahn (Milwaukee, WI)

William Schultz

Merchant & Gould (Minneapolis, MN)

Andrew Lagatta 

Merchant & Gould (Minneapolis, MN)

Micky Minhas

Franklin Pierce Center for Intellectual Property (Concord, NH)

Program Schedule:

Thursday, July 17th, 2025

12:00 p.m. - 12:10 p.m. Welcome Remarks and Introduction

12:10 p.m. - 1:10 p.m. Lunch and AI in IP

Bruce E. Boyden, Marquette University Law School, Milwaukee, WI

1:10 p.m. - 2:25 p.m. AI/Data Security Panel

Moderated by: William Schultz, Merchant & Gould, Minneapolis, MN

Andrew Lagatta, Merchant & Gould, Minneapolis, MN

Sarah Sargent, Godfrey & Kahn, Milwaukee, WI

Jennifer Urban, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, WI

2:25 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. Ethics in Intellectual Property

Tim Pierce, State Bar of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

3:15 p.m. - 3:25 p.m. Break

3:25 p.m. - 4:40 p.m. Coming Soon!

5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. Networking Reception

Hosted bar and appetizers provided by the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Section.

**Please note that the bus will leave Stone Harbor promptly at 6:15 p.m. to get to Fish Creek.

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Boat Tour

Boat tour will board at 9448 Spruce Street, Fish Creek, WI 54212

Friday, July 18th, 2025

8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Breakfast

9:05 a.m. - 9:55 a.m. Litigation Funding and IP: A Financial Perspective

Josh Gammon, WealthDocket, Greenville, SC

9:55 a.m. - 10:45 a.m. In-House Panel

Carlo Cotrone, Quartal IP, Miami, FL

Jeff Draeger, Intel, Santa Clara, CA

10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. - 11:50 a.m. Passport to Profit: NIL, Global Law, and the Business of Being Seen

Sivonnia DeBarros, Sivonnia DeBarros Law Firm, Woodstock, IL

11:50 a.m. - 12:40 p.m. Trademarks and Technology

Katrina Hull, Markery Law, Milwaukee, WI 

Program schedule subject to change.

This year’s IP Academy will feature the following tentative topics:

·       Supreme Court Year in Review

·       AI and Data Security

·       Ethics in Intellectual Property

·       Patent Litigation Funding

·       Insights from In-House

·       Name, Image, Likeness

·       Trademarks and Technology

Early-Bird Registration (Prior to June 16th):

Intellectual Property and Technology Law Section Members - $350.00

Non-Section Members - $400.00

Law Students - $50.00

Boat Tour and Transportation - $35

Registration After June 16th: 

Intellectual Property and Technology Law Section Members - $400.00

Non-Section Members - $450.00

Law Students - $50.00

Boar Tour and Transportation - $35

Non-Section Members can also join the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Section for $30.00 and register at the Intellectual Property and Technology Law Section Member Tuition Rate. 

PINNACLE® passbooks, PINNACLE® Ultimate Passes, and CLE certificates cannot be used at this section program.

At the IP Academy, we will provide a list of attendees and their contact information. If you prefer not to be on this list, please let our Customer Service Department know when you register.

Registration

• Register Online
• Call the State Bar of Wisconsin at (800) 728-7788
• Download the registration form and mail it to: State Bar of Wisconsin, Intellectual Property and Technology Section, P.O. Box 7158, Madison, WI 53707-7158
• Fax your registration form to (608) 257-5502

Attendee List

• At the IP Academy, we will provide a list of attendees and their contact information. If you prefer to not be on this list, please let our Customer Service Department know when you register.

Cancellations

• All requests for registration cancellations received by June 16, 2025 will be refunded in full. Any cancellation received after June 16, 2025 will be refunded less a $100 cancellation fee. Any cancellation made after July 10, 2025 will not be refunded. 
• Hotel cancellation: Any cancellations within 72 hours will be charged the entire stay.

CLE Course materials are provided in PDF format and will be downloadable from myStateBar up to four days prior to the event. No hardcopies of the materials will be provided.

We will be applying to the Wisconsin Board of Bar Examiners for up to 8.0 CLE credits, including 1.0 EPR credit(s).

Reserve your room now.  The 19^th Annual Door County IP Academy will be held at The Stone Harbor Resort & Conference Center in Sturgeon Bay, WI.  Rooms are being held on behalf of the State Bar of Wisconsin at the special rate of $179.00 per night on July 16^th, 17^th and 18^th. The room reservation deadline is Monday, June 30th, 2025.   To receive the special room rate, contact The Stone Harbor at 920-746-0700.  When calling the reservation department, please indicate you are part of a group room block under the State Bar of Wisconsin – Intellectual Property Section.