Scott Godes talks with Ken Suzan about cybersecurity threats to intellectual property. The EPO has announced plans for the annual fees for the European patent with unitary effect. And we proudly announce that we are co-host of the Meet the Bloggers event during the INTA Annual Meeting in San Diego.

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IP FRIDAYS

Co-Presenters:
Rolf Claessen and Kenneth Suzan

Episode 25 – April 3, 2015

RC = Rolf Claessen
KS = Kenneth Suzan
SG - Scott Godes

Hi. This is Gene Quinn. I am a patent attorney and the founder of ipwatchdog.com and you are listening to IP Fridays.

KS: Hello and welcome to this episode of IP Fridays. Our names are Ken Suzan and Rolf Claessen and this is THE podcast dedicated to intellectual property. It does not matter where you are from, in-house or private practice, novice or expert, we will help you stay up-to-date with current topics in the fields of trademarks, patents, design and copyright, discover useful tools and much more.

RC: Welcome to the 25th episode of IP Fridays. As our listeners already know, we are hosting an IP Fridays Meet-Up during the INTA meeting in San Diego on the May 5th so if you want to sign up for that, please send us an e-mail and you will get an invitation for this Meet-Up. Also, we are host to the Meet the Bloggers Event on May 4th. If you want to learn more about the Meet the Bloggers Event, where you can meet relevant bloggers in the fields of trademarks, you can go to www.ipfridays.com/meetthebloggers. We would be happy to see you at either one of these events and it would be great to see you at both events.

So what has happened in the intellectual property field? The EPO has finally proposed levels of renewal fees for the Unitary Patent and I will tell you more about this. But before I tell you about the renewal fees, we have a special guest today, which is Scott Godes of Barnes & Thornburg LLP. He is a partner in charge of insurance and cyber security threats and he is telling us about the risk of intellectual property being stolen in cyber-attacks and how the insurance industry is responding to that threat. So Ken, take it away…

KEN SUZAN’S INTERVIEW WITH SCOTT GODES:
KS: Rolf, today I am joined by Scott Godes who is a veteran trial lawyer with experience in insurance coverage matters and technology issues. He is a partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Washington, D.C. office and is a member of the firm’s Litigation Department, the Policyholder Insurance Recovery and Counseling Group, and the Internet & Technology Law Group.
Scott has assisted a variety of clients over the years to obtain more than $1 billion in insurance coverage. In one of his most significant matters, he was co-lead counsel in a landmark class action trial. It was the first case of its kind to determine that insurance coverage was available, without aggregate limits, for thousands of asbestos claims.
Scott is also a co-chair of the American Bar Association’s Computer Technology Subcommittee of the Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee of the Section of Litigation.
Scott regularly represents clients facing cybersecurity, data breach, cyberattack, privacy and other technology-related claims. He has litigated and advised clients regarding insurance coverage for data breaches and cybersecurity issues.
Scott, welcome to IP Fridays.

SG: Thanks Ken. It’s great to join you.

KS: Scott, what should companies think about when it comes to their intellectual property and cybersecurity?

SG: Ken, we are in an age where companies know that intellectual property is the most valuable thing that they have and we are far, far away now from days when people were most concerned about risks of bodily injury and so companies are beginning to think about things like destruction of their intellectual property and at the most basic, non-headline grabbing level, there are many examples of IT personnel leaving companies but hacking back into the system.