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  • Mulgrew, John

    Uber Technologies, Inc. | Global Head of IP and AGC for Product Legal and Marketing Legal

  • Mulraine, Loren

    Belmont University College of Law | Law Professor

    Professor Mulraine is a well-known authority on Copyright matters. He is a law professor at the Belmont University College of law and accomplished entertainment law attorney. At Belmont University, he serves as the Director of Music and Entertainment Law Studies and teaches Copyright Law, Entertainment Law, Intellectual Property Law, Media Law, Film and TV Transactions, Sports Law and other related courses. As an entertainment attorney, Professor Mulraine has represented many well-known artists and writers, including Grammy, Dove and Stellar award winners, and gold and platinum selling artists, in addition to producers, filmmakers and a myriad of other clients in the entertainment industry. Professor Mulraine himself is known in the industry as a songwriter and an independent gospel artist. He has released six solo albums and several singles. His studio credits include performing as a vocalist on the Grammy award-winning “Tribute: The Songs of Andrae’ Crouch.”
  • Murata, Jason

    Axinn | Partner, Intellectual Property Ligitation Group

    Jason Murata is a partner in the intellectual property litigation group and chair of Axinn's Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Jason’s practice involves all aspects of pre-trial, trial and appeals, with a particular focus on the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical, technology, consumer products and food industries. He also bring his extensive litigation experience to bear on complex issues relating to managing companies’ IP strategies. Within AIPLA, Jason is a co-leader of the DEI Task Force in the Diversity in IP Committee, and a co-chair of the IP Practice in Japan Committee
  • Brian-Murphy Murphy, Brian G.

    Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC

    Mr. Murphy counsels advertising agencies, advertisers, and entertainment companies as they develop and produce advertising and entertainment properties across all media. Mr. Murphy has been named 2018 Attorney of the year for Advertising Law by Best Lawyers.
  • Murphy, Brian P.

    Haug Partners | Partner

    From September 2013 through September 2017, Mr. Murphy served as an Administrative Patent Judge at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) of the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office in Alexandria, Virginia. During that time he presided over nearly 200 post grant review trial proceedings (Inter Partes Review, Post Grant Review, and Covered Business Method Review). As a PTAB trial judge he presided over interlocutory discovery and motion proceedings, heard oral argument, and drafted numerous substantive decisions. For three years he served as a Lead Judge on the PTAB leadership team, which included management, supervision, and mentoring of Administrative Patent Judges trained in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and chemical arts.
  • murphy_photo_AIPLA2021AM Murphy, Kristin

    ZF Group | Lead Divisional IP Counsel

    Kristin Murphy’s experience spans across all aspects of intellectual property. With respect to patent matters, her career has included domestic and foreign patent prosecution, including as part of strategic patent portfolio development and management. She has extensive experience in patent opinions, intellectual property valuations/due diligence and drafting and negotiation agreements relating to technology and intellectual property.
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    Finnegan | Partner

    Amanda Murphy, Ph.D., focuses her practice on strategic client counseling, portfolio management, and patent prosecution for a range of clients, including small startup companies, research foundations, and large biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.
  • Murthy, Sanjay

    McAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd | Shareholder

    A Shareholder at McAndrews, Sanjay Murthy is a nationally recognized trial attorney who has been involved in more than 15 trials. He has deep experience representing leading life science and technology companies in federal district courts, before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and in Section 337 investigations in the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). In addition to an active litigation practice, he manages patent portfolios for several leading pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He also leverages his trial experience to assist his clients with freedom-to-operate matters, due diligence investigations, patent portfolio audits, and licensing and collaboration transactions.
  • Gary Myers Gary Myers

    University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia | Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law

    Gary Myers is the Earl F. Nelson Professor of Law at the University of Missouri School of Law in Columbia.
  • Nall, Jennifer

    DLA Piper LLP | Partner

    Jennifer Nall is a trial lawyer and registered patent attorney with experience assisting clients to procure, enforce, defend, license, and litigate intellectual property rights in high-technology cases. Her litigation experience extends to all phases of patent litigation and she practices in front of numerous district courts, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission and the Supreme Court.
  • Neal Weinrich Neal Weinrich

    Berman Fink Van Horn, P.C. | Shareholder

    Neal F. Weinrich is a shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn. Neal’s practice focuses on resolving business disputes through litigation, arbitration, and mediation.
  • Nealey Photo Nealey, Tara

    Polsinelli, PC | Shareholder, Practice Chair

    Dr. Tara Nealey is a member of the Science and Technology practice group, with a background in academic physiology research. She focuses on advising clients with intellectual property questions related to life science technologies.
  • MichaelNeas200 Neas, Michael

    USPTO | Deputy Director of the International Patent Legal Administration

    Michael Neas is the Deputy Director of the International Patent Legal Administration (formerly PCT Legal) at the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Mr. Neas’ staff provides training on the filing and prosecution of PCT and U.S. national stage applications to inventors, applicants, patent practitioners and paralegals.
  • Nelson, Amy

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office | Acting Deputy Solicitor

    Amy Nelson is the Acting Deputy Solicitor in the Solicitor’s Office at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. She joined the Solicitor’s Office in 2010, following several years as a litigator at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP. She served as judicial law clerk for the Honorable Sharon Prost at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and for the Honorable Edward Damich at the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Prior to that, she was a patent examiner and supervisor in biotechnology for nearly a decade. She holds a J.D. from George Washington University Law School, a Ph.D. in plant biology from Ohio State University, and a B.A. in biology from Dartmouth College.
  • Nelson-200 Nelson, Dale

    Donaldson + Callif | Partner

    Dale is a partner at Donaldson + Callif, a boutique firm that specializes in documentary and independent film production, clearance and fair use, championing the free speech rights of filmmakers, podcasters and other artists to tell their stories, their way.
  • David-Newman Newman, David L.

    Gould & Ratner | Partner

    Leading Gould & Ratner's Intellectual Property Group, David Newman focuses his practice in the areas of patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets.
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    Barker Brettell | Head of Cosmetics Sector

    Rosalyn Newsome has over 20 years’ experience handling all aspects of trade mark work. She routinely conducts global brand clearance work and creates global filing strategies to complement business drivers, timeframes and budget considerations.
  • Newton, Andrew

    Qualcomm, Inc. | Senior Patent Counsel

    Andrew Newton is Senior Patent Counsel for Qualcomm, Inc., where he leads the local area connectivity (LAC) patent portfolio team, and manages a team of 5G and LAC attorneys. Andrew has extensive experience in foreign and domestic patent preparation and prosecution, as well as patentability, infringement and invalidity analyses. His practice experience includes district court litigation, ITC § 337 investigations, and supporting Qualcomm’s patent licensing business. Prior to working at Qualcomm, Andrew practiced patent prosecution and patent litigation at Fish & Richardson in San Diego, California. Andrew earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and Bioengineering from Kansas State University, his Juris Doctor from the University of Kansas School of Law, and his Master in Business Administration from the University of San Diego School of Business.
  • Nguyen, Jessica

    Lexion | Chief Legal Officer

    Jessica Nguyen is the Chief Legal Officer of Lexion, the simple AI-powered, no-code, intake, workflow, and contract repository – one place to manage all tasks and contracts and replaces 3+ separate tools. Jessica has played an integral role in building the Lexion product, company, and brand. She has an extensive in-house legal career at companies of various sizes and stages and has been the first legal hire that built out the legal function of a company 3 times. Prior to Lexion, she was the General Counsel and first in-house attorney of PayScale, a Microsoft Office 365 attorney, and the first in-house attorney at Avalara. Jessica has been recognized as the 2020 “Startup GC of the Year” by Corporate Counsel magazine, a 2019 Top 100 Legal Influencers by The Business Journals, Best Under 40 by the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and a 2018 Puget Sound Business Journal 40 Under 40.
  • Nguyen, Xuan-Thao

    Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law | Director, Center for Intellectual Property Law and Innovation

    Professor Nguyen is an internationally known legal scholar renowned for her expertise in the intersections of Intellectual Property, Contracts, Secured Transactions, Bankruptcy, Licensing and Taxation. She is the Gerald L. Bepko Endowed Chair in Law at the Indiana University McKinney School of Law. She held the Garvey Schubert Barer Visiting Professor of Law, University of Washington School of Law (2018-2019). She recently received the Trustees Teaching Award (2020).