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IQPC Global IP Exchange USA 2021

January 2021

Event date: 26th January 2021

HGF is attending IQPC Global IP Exchange USA 2021 virtual event being held 26 – 27 January 2021.

The Global IP USA Exchange will bring together 70 of the leading Chief IP Counsels and Directors of Patents, Brand Protection, Trademark, Anti-Counterfeiting and Licensing, who are all looking to discover new ideas, make new connections and find new solutions to the most troublesome challenges facing the corporate IP department.

HGF Partners Dr Susan Keston and Alexander Hagen will be attending the event and Lucy Johnson will be hosting.

Dr Susan Keston and Matt Cassie will be hosting a Virtual Think Tank on Thursday 4th February – “The role of IP in monetization of AI technologies: an examination of different AI applications in industry”.

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