Irvine, CA- October 26, 2016:   Rhema Partner John D. Tran recently moderated a panel on “Recent Trends in Intellectual Property” at the NCVAA 2016 conference recently held in San Jose, CA.   Topics covered during the panel were Recent and Upcoming IP Decisions from the Supreme Court and Fed. Circuit cases; New Federal Defend the Trade Secrets Act; and strategies and best practices at the Patent Trials and Appeals Board (PTAB).