Procedural Harmonization (RECORDING)

Jessica Patterson, as Senior Advisor and Director for International Work Sharing in the Office of International Patent Cooperation (OIPC), coordinates Patents’ international relations activities and leads work sharing and harmonization efforts, including the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) and the Collaborative Search Program (CSP) pilot. She oversees OIPC's IP5 activities and efforts, including leading USPTO's efforts with Industry. She leads Patents’ bilateral and multilateral stakeholder collaboration efforts, ensuring the organization establishes and builds relationships and coalitions with offices and users globally. Prior to this role, she served as the Director of International Outreach and Administration (IOA), overseeing the administrative needs and outreach in support of the organization. Jessica directed OIPC's outreach programs, analytical functions, and program management for the numerous international programs under the purview of OIPC.

Philip Soo is the current Secretary, chair of the Procedural Harmonization subcommittee, and a long-time member on IPO’s International Patent Law and Trade committee. As in-house IP counsel, Phil supports 3M’s Display Materials and Systems business and 3M Engineering, and has been deeply involved with IP generation matters for 3M’s industrial businesses over many years. Phil also leads 3M’s IP Case Law practice group and serves as the IP subject matter expert on trade secrets, government R&D contracts, export controls, standard-setting organizations, and intercompany agreements. Phil holds a B.S. in Materials Science and Engineering from Cornell University, a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a J.D. from Loyola Law School (Los Angeles). 

Daniel J. Staudt is Vice President and Chief IP Counsel of the Siemens Corporation’s Intellectual Property Department, covering all Intellectual Property legal matters for the Siemens North American Operating Companies. Mr. Staudt’s practice focuses upon managing all of Siemens Corporation IP attorneys and staff that manages all the Intellectual Property assets for Siemens and its affiliates. He is located at Siemens’ offices in Orlando, Florida.  Previously, he was Chief Counsel for the IP operations in Munich, where he managed the group that covered IP issues for the Munich-based Siemens AG businesses and prior to that he was division IP counsel for the Siemen Energy Division’s US Business. Mr. Staudt is a Past President (2020-2021) and sustaining board member of the Intellectual Property Owners Association. 

Thomas S. Valente is the Senior Director for Global Affairs at the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) in Washington, DC. IPO is an international trade association representing companies and individuals in all industries and fields of technology who own, or are interested in, intellectual property rights. Mr. Valente is the IPO staff lead on international IP matters. During his career, he has also practiced with law firms, both big and small, covering a wide range of IP issues. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and served as a law clerk for the Honorable Peter W. Hall of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.