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  • Lezak#_ Angel_square200 Lezak, Arriènne (Angel) M.

    Polsinelli | Shareholder

    A registered patent attorney and former senior patent examiner, Angel approaches prosecution with a personal, creative, and effective approach that is informed by extensive experience in the arts.
  • Lezama, Mark

    Knobbe Martens | Partner

    Mark Lezama focuses on trials and appeals in patent disputes. A partner at Knobbe Martens, he represents patent owners and accused infringers alike, in jurisdictions all across the country. Mark takes a holistic approach to litigation, complementing courtroom successes with out-of-court strategies for his clients, including challenging patents before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and negotiating often complex and creative licenses.
  • Li, Binxin

    FenXun | Partner

    Mr. Li heads China patent team and supports his clients’ business operations and commercial growth in China and overseas, delivering practical and comprehensive solutions to utilize his clients’ IP assets as well as advising on the prevention of potential legal risks. He advises multinational and domestic companies in pharmaceutical, chemical, mechanical, telecommunication and entertainment industries on complex IP issues related to IP enforcement, IP filing, IP portfolio management and technology transfers.
  • Li, Shui

    Microsoft | Corporate Counsel

    In her role as Corporate Counsel at Microsoft, Shui advises the Cloud + AI division (Azure) on areas including M&A, strategic partnerships, data privacy, cyber security, regulatory compliance, and intellectual property. Shui also serves on the Venture Center Business Advisory Group at the University of Minnesota, which helps entrepreneurs to vet new ideas and assists with technology commercialization.
  • Li, Yiqiang

    Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP | Partner

    Yiqiang "Lee" Li is one of the very few dually qualified Chinese lawyers who returned to China in the mid-1990s to help international firms build up their China practices, dealing with cross-border investment, IP licensing, FCPA, cybersecurity, data privacy and other compliance-related matters.
  • Lieberman, Rocky 200 Lieberman, Rochelle "Rocky"

    Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC | Founding Member

    Rochelle Lieberman, also known as Rocky, is a founding member of the law firm of Lieberman & Brandsdorfer, LLC. Rocky is a registered patent attorney with 30 years of experience in the field, including both private practice and as a patent examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Rocky’s practice is directed at patent searching, opinions, preparation, and prosecution, representing clients in the technical areas of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, and computer science, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.
  • Marc Marc Lieberstein

    Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP | Partner

    Marc is the co-chair of the Retail & Consumer Goods industry team. His practice focuses on intellectual property licensing and franchising in the retail/consumer goods and services areas, fashion/apparel and accessories, food and beverage, and commercial/industrial design, including the drafting, negotiation and enforcement of license and franchise documents and agreements, as well as implementation of branding and commercialization objectives for clients via licensing and franchising. In conjunction with the services above, he counsels clients on creating effective strategies for procuring, protecting and enforcing their global intellectual property assets.
  • Lim - Small200 Lim, Daryl

    University of Illinois Chicago School of Law | Professor of Law and Director of the Center for IP, Information & Privacy Law

    Daryl Lim is Professor of Law and the Director of the Center for Intellectual Property (IP), Information & Privacy Law at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law. The IP Center is a founding IP institution in the United States and is consistently ranked as offering one of the premier IP programs in the country.
  • Lin, Mai

    SIPS | IP Director

    Mai has over 15 years’ experience in advising multinationals on a broad range of intellectual property issues in China, including trademark portfolio management, IP enforcement and commercial IP matters. Mai’s clients operate in a wide range of industries, including cosmetics, software, toys, wine & spirits, automotive, entertainment, fitness, skincare and fashion. She has assisted scores of clients in reclaiming their trademarks in China from registry pirates and provides practical solutions for navigating the IP landscape in China. Over the course of her career, Mai has worked with major international law firms out of Beijing, Shanghai and Hong Kong.
  • Lin, Wade

    Berkeley Lights, Inc. | Senior Patent Agent

    Wade Lin is a patent agent registered in Taiwan and the United States and also qualified in China. His scientific background is molecular biology. He had over ten years experience working at one of the biggest law firms in Taiwan specializing in global patent prosecution, patent analyses and representing clients in patent infringement litigations. He currently works at Berkeley Lights, Inc as a senior patent agent.
  • Linck, Nancy J.

    NJ Linck Consulting | Founder

    I serve as a patent practice consultant and expert witness, with an emphasis on pharmaceuticals and Hatch-Waxman litigation and, more recently, antitrust litigation brought against pharmaceutical companies.
  • Ling, Lu

    Norton Rose Fulbright, LLP | Associate

    Lu Ling is an associate in Norton Rose Fulbright's Houston office. As a member of the firm's IP Disputes practice group, his practice primarily focuses on patent litigation. Prior to joining the firm, Lu served as a judicial clerk at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Lu received a B.S. in Bioengineering from UC San Diego and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from UCLA, granting him a broad technical background.
  • Lisa-Willis Lisa Willis

    Assistant Attorney General | Apparel Company in NYC

    Lisa Willis is an experienced trademark attorney based in New York City. Her practice focuses on domestic and international trademark matters. She is currently the Assistant Attorney General at an apparel company in New York.
  • Lissi Mojica

    Answers IP | Managing Director

  • Louis Lobel Louis Lobel

    Goodwin Procter | Associate

    Louis L. Lobel is a Senior Associate in Goodwin’s IP Litigation practice, representing life sciences and technology companies in intellectual property litigation, including patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret matters. He also has experience in complex antitrust and business litigation and arbitration, with a particular focus on the life sciences industry.
  • Loeffelholz, Katja

    Dickenson Peatman & Fogarty PC | Of Counsel

    Katja Loeffelholz is a Registered Attorney with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Katja’s practice focuses on counseling and representing clients on all aspects of trademark, trade dress, copyright and related issues. Katja’s experience covers all aspects of these areas of law, including practice before the USPTO, counseling on protection, licensing and acquisition of intellectual property, and enforcement matters. She also advises clients on the adoption and availability of trademarks and service marks both domestically and internationally. Katja is also licensed to practice as a patent attorney before the USPTO.
  • Alexander Long

    GE Aviation | Chief Intellectual Property Counsel & General Counsel

  • Long, David200 Long, David W.

    Essential Patent LLC | Patent Attorney

    David has over twenty years of experience litigating complex patent issues in the telecommunications industry ranging from simple matters to high-stakes litigation. He was a judicial law clerk at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and has substantial experience leading litigation in federal courts and in the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (“PTO”). His experience includes balancing parallel proceedings in multiple courts and the PTO. He counsels domestic and international clients on patent licensing, product redesigns, trade secrets and other legal issues in telecommunications, electronic circuits, microchips, computer and other high-tech industries.
  • Long, Phil

    Longevity Wines | Founder

    Winemaker Phil Long is the president of the Association of African American Vintners (AAAV) and the founder of Longevity Wines. Like many people of color in the wine industry today, Phil had no idea wine could be a career when he was younger. He was born in Washington, DC, grew up in Southern California and graduated from Cal Poly Pomona with a degree in architecture. Phil used his artistic skill to build a successful career in packaging and store display design before becoming a winemaker. He was named president of AAAV in January 2020 and is devoted to elevating awareness of African Americans in the wine industry and paving paths to wine careers for all minorities.
  • Lord, Miriam

    US Copyright Office | Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education

    Miriam Lord is the Associate Register of Copyrights and Director of Public Information and Education for the United States Copyright Office. Lord oversees the Office of Public Information and Education (PIE), which provides authoritative information about copyright law to the public, implements the Office’s communications plan, publishes comprehensive written and audiovisual materials, develops education and outreach programs and strategic collaborations, and responds to public inquiries about Office policies and practices. She is an expert copyright attorney and one of four legal advisors to the Register of Copyrights.