American Intellectual Property Law Association Announces New Board Members and Award Recipients at 2024 Annual Meeting

ARLINGTON, Virginia - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) hosted the 2024 Annual Meeting from October 24-26, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, where new Board Members were selected for the 2024-2025 year and eleven awards were presented to deserving recipients.

AIPLA is pleased to announce the following new Board Members for the 2024-2025 year:

• Kimberly Van Voorhis, President

• Salvatore Anastasi, President-Elect

• Matthew Wagner, First Vice President

• Nancy J. Mertzel,  Second Vice President

• Ann M. Mueting, Immediate Past President

• W. Todd Baker, Treasurer

• Bea Swedlow, Secretary

• Brad Chin, Board Member

• Chris Carani, Board Member

• Lauren Emerson, Board Member

• Rachel Kahler, Board Member

View the full Board of Directors here.

AIPLA also recognized eleven recipients at this year's Annual Meeting. Congratulations to the following award winners:

• Excellence Award: Shira Perlmutter, US Copyright Office

• President's Outstanding Service Award: Bradley Forest, Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

• Jan Jancin Award: Victoria Fang, Stanford Law School

• Maurice Klitzman Award: Anna Haller, Procter & Gamble Company

• Mentor of the Year Award: Michael B. Stewart, Fishman Stewart

• AIPLA Past President's Award: Xu Li, Santa Clara University School of Law

• Robert C. Watson Writing Competition Award: Alex Furcich, Mitchell Hamline School of Law

• Coordinator of the Year: Shubhrangshu “Rushi” Sengupta, US Conec Ltd.

• Project Award: The Mentoring Committee & Women in IP Committee’s Women Entrepreneurship Project done in conjunction with the US Patent and Trademark Office

• Committee of the Year: GRTK Task Force (Debora Plehn-Dujowich, Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC)

• Diversity Champion: Jason Murata, Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP