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Dykema Gossett | Member

Jennifer Fraser is a Member in Dykema Gossett's Washington, D.C. office and is Chair of the Trademark Practice Group. Ms. Fraser represents many Fortune 500 companies and well-known brands across a variety of industries, and her practice includes trademark prosecution, counseling and litigation.

Freddie Park

Park IP Consulting

Frederick, Mareesa

Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | Partner

Mareesa Frederick, a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP’s Washington, DC office, focuses on complex, high-stakes intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on Section 337 proceedings before the International Trade Commission (ITC). She was named by The Legal 500 U.S. as a Next Generation Lawyer for ITC patent litigation. Mareesa also has extensive experience counseling clients on trade secret guidance, pre-trial strategy, strategic licensing opportunities, and patent portfolios.

Freeman, Justin

Winstead, PC | Of Counsel

Justin Freeman is a member of Winstead’s Corporate, Securities/M&A Practice Group.

French, Jennifer

FBI National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center | Supervisory Special Agent

Special Agent Jennifer L. French graduated from Boston College Law School in 1990 and practiced banking and bankruptcy law in the Boston area for 6 years, primarily for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. She joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent in 1996 and was stationed in the Chicago Division for over 20 years. In June of 2019, SA French was selected to join the FBI’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center as a Supervisory Special Agent, which is her current assignment.

Frey, Alison

Dickinson Wright, PLLC | Member

Alison Frey (Member, Dickinson Wright, PLLC, Austin): Alison Frey focuses her practice on trademarks, copyrights, intellectual property, business technology and emerging business. Ms. Frey regularly advises clients on trademark matters, including trademark clearance and protection, policing, rebranding, licensing and global brand protection strategies, and her practice includes management of domestic and international trademark portfolios across a myriad of industries, including the cannabis industry.

Frick, Markus R.

Walder Wyss Ltd. | Partner

Markus Frick is heading up the Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Competition Team. He specializes in all aspects of intellectual property law with a particular focus on trademark, patent and unfair competition law.

Friedland, Michael

Knobbe Martens | Partner

Michael Friedland is a partner at Knobbe Martens in Irvine, California and is the co-chair of its Litigation Practice Group. In three decades of practice, he has represented clients in hundreds of patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright cases across the country. He previously served as the co-chair of the Firm’s Trademark and Brand Protection Litigation practice group and its Consumer Products Litigation practice group.

Friesen, Kyle

Shook Hardy & Bacon | Of Counsel

Kyle focuses his practice on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on litigating patent disputes. He has represented clients in district courts and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in cases involving a wide range of technologies that include chemicals, medical devices, semiconductors, financial services and consumer electronics. Kyle also has represented clients in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office through final decision and subsequent appeals.

Fromer, Jeanne

New York University School of Law | Professor of Law

Professor Jeanne Fromer specializes in intellectual property, including copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, and design protection laws. She is a faculty co-director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy. In 2011, Fromer was awarded the American Law Institute’s inaugural Young Scholars Medal for her scholarship in intellectual property.

Fuga, Anthony

Holland & Knight | Partner

Anthony Fuga is a Chicago litigator and trial lawyer in Holland & Knight's Intellectual Property Group. He is experienced in all forms of IP litigation, including patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) cases. Anthony has had significant success arguing Section 101 patent eligibility matters, including a multitude of wins at various district courts, along with a number of associated appellate victories at the Federal Circuit. Anthony is also the editor of Holland & Knight's Section 101 Blog, which features case-law updates, news from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and updates on potential amendments to Section 101 of the Patent Act.

Furiani, Tara

Tarabull Media | CEO

With over two decades of transformative leadership under her belt, Tara shatters the conventional, often stodgy, paradigms of HR and corporate culture, bringing humanity back into the workplace. Sporting dual Master's degrees in Psychology and Organizational Leadership, Tara's academic mettle is as rock-solid as her real-world chops. Her slew of advanced certifications isn't just for show; it’s her toolkit for crafting highly responsive, agile organizations. She’s been the mastermind behind multiple industry-defining shifts during her 13 years as a Chief People Officer for companies valued over $6 billion and employing more than 10,000 people worldwide.

G. Christopher Ritter

The Focal Point LLC

Gadde, Sreekar

Blue Tree Capital Group | Executive Director

Sree is a Managing Partner for BlueTree VC, a Series A investment fund headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. As Managing Partner, he leverages his background in engineering, law, and business to assist portfolio companies to efficiently use their capital to bring solutions for unresolved need in large markets. This involves mentoring portfolio companies to manage their capital runways as they balance spending to bring solutions to market.

Gale, James A.

Cozen O'Connor | Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation

Jim has handled hundreds of cases involving patents, theft of trade secrets, restrictive covenants, trademarks, unfair competition, and internet disputes. He has appeared in over 400 federal cases in more than 48 federal district and circuit courts, as well as handled hundreds of injunctions in over 35 different states around the nation.

Gallagher, Patrick C.

Duane Morris, LLP | Partner

Patrick C. Gallagher, Ph.D., chairs the Pharmaceuticals and Biopharmaceuticals Litigation and Regulatory group of Duane Morris' global Intellectual Property practice and serves as a team lead for the Life Sciences and Medical Technologies industry group.

Galli, Nicole

Law Offices of N.D. Galli LLC | Founder

Nicole D. Galli focuses her practice on commercial litigation, including all forms of intellectual property (IP) litigation, and IP counseling, especially regarding trade secret protection.

Galvao, Leonor Magalhaes

Magellan IP | Founding Partner

Leonor Magalhães Galvão is one of the founding partners of Magellan IP and the head of the patent practice of the firm. She has nearly twenty years of experience in the field of intellectual property and prior to founding Magellan IP, Leonor was an associate and a partner at renowned Brazilian intellectual property firms.

Ganoza, Laura

Foley & Lardner LLP | Partner

Ms. Ganoza has significant experience in complex commercial litigation matters, trade secret and non-compete actions, as well as the full range of intellectual property litigation matters, including trademark, copyright and patent infringement matters.

Wendy Garber

United States Patent & Trademark Office | Director, Technology Center 3700

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