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  • Brougher, Joanna

    Indivior, PLC | Patent Attorney

    Joanna is a patent attorney who focuses her practice on all aspects of services related to patents in the areas of biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices, including patentability opinions, patent drafting, domestic and foreign patent prosecution, development and management of patent portfolios, and general client counseling during all phases of a product’s lifecycle, from concept to commercialization. Joanna’s patent experience covers a variety of complex and innovative inventions involving small molecule drugs, biologics, cell-based technologies, compositions, drug formulations and drug delivery systems, immunotherapeutics, medical devices, diagnostic tests, nanotechnology, and immunology, particularly vaccines and antibodies. Joanna also has experience counseling clients on the Hatch-Waxman Act and is monitoring developments involving biosimilars under the Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act.
  • Daniel Brownstone Daniel Brownstone

    Fenwick & West LLP | Partner

    Daniel Brownstone is a partner in the Intellectual Property group of Fenwick & West LLP.
  • Brownstone, Daniel R.

    Fenwick | Partner

    Dan pairs his knowledge of computer science and economics with his experience in strategic intellectual property and patent counseling to offer companies of all sizes unparalleled IP guidance. Dan collaborates closely with both established enterprises and emerging startups as they evolve and leverage new technologies, such as quantum computing and artificial intelligence, to ultimately drive growth and success by taking a holistic and strategic approach to their intellectual property portfolios. His diverse client base includes companies in financial and consumer services, fintech, software, and aviation. Software companies like Dropbox and New Relic turned to Dan for their first patents, helping ensure they had a strong footing to grow into the major industry players they are today. Dan also manages large patent portfolios for more mature companies, including working with WhatsApp to strategically grow and manage their portfolio prior to the company’s acquisition by Meta.
  • Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

    NYU Department of Politics

  • Bruce D. Sunstein

    Sunstein Kann Murphy & Timbers LLP

  • Bruce, Shelby

    3M | Senior Trademark Counsel

    Shelby Bruce is Senior Trademark Counsel at 3M where she supports a majority of the divisions in the Safety and Industrial Business Group globally. In this role, Shelby is the primary trademark attorney for these divisions with responsibility for portfolio management, counseling, enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, and trademark agreements. Prior to joining 3M in 2017, Shelby was an Associate at Norton Rose Fulbright in Minneapolis where she worked on a variety of trademark and copyright matters.
  • Bruno, Enrica

    Steinfl+Bruno, LLP | Founder and Partner

    Enrica Bruno is an EPO-Qualified U.S. Patent Attorney, Founder and Managing Partner of the firm Steinfl + Bruno LLP. Enrica is past Co-Chair of the AIPLA Harmonization Committee, and AIPLA IPP in Europe Committee as well as Liaison of the California Lawyers Association to the US Bars EPO Liaison Council, and CEIPI tutor. Enrica has extensive professional experience in the U.S. and Europe in drafting prosecuting and managing world-wide patent portfolios as well as developing intellectual property strategies to protect innovations, in biotechnology, chemistry and other technical fields.
  • Bryant, Robert G.

    Technoir, LLC | Founder

    Robert G. Bryant holds a BS in Chemistry, and a Doctor of Science - honoris causa from Valparaiso University, and a MS and Ph.D. from the Polymer Institute at the University of Akron. He joined NASA Langley Research Center as a Materials Engineer in 1990 focusing on aerospace polymers and composites, and has held the following positions: Research Materials Engineer, Branch Head, and Chief Engineer for Materials and Structures. In 2012, Dr. Bryant formed a consulting firm, Technoir LLC which has grown in size with members offering subject matter expertise in areas related to materials, processing, structural design, testing and analysis.
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    Fox Rothschild LLP | Partner and Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer

    Greensboro attorney Kimberly Bullock Gatling has built a reputation for her expertise in the field of intellectual property, licensing and litigation, while contributing to the growth of the legal profession in her role as partner and the first chief diversity & inclusion officer for one of the nation’s most prestigious law firms, Fox Rothschild LLP.
  • Hopkins-200 Burke Hopkins, Lavonne

    Dell Technologies | Senior Legal Director, Cybersecurity, Product & Application Security and Dell Digital (IT)

    Lavonne Burke Hopkins currently serves as Senior Legal Director, Cybersecurity, Product & Application Security and Dell Digital (IT) for Dell Technologies, Inc. In this role, Lavonne is responsible for providing key legal support to Dell’s Chief Information Security Officer and global cybersecurity and IT organizations.
  • Burke, Joshua

    Pirkey Barber PLLC | Senior Counsel

    Josh Burke is Senior Counsel at Pirkey Barber PLLC where he handles a wide range of trademark matters including searching and clearance, prosecution, enforcement, and licensing. Prior to joining Pirkey Barber last year, Josh spent 22 years at General Mills as Senior Intellectual Property Counsel - Trademarks, managing their global portfolio of beloved food brands, including Haagen-Dazs, Betty Crocker, Lucky Charms and Cheerios. Josh has a BA in Economics from Grinnell College and a JD with High Distinction from the University of Iowa College of Law.
  • Burke, Julie

    IP Quality Pro, LLC | Founder

    Julie Burke PhD, is a former quality assurance specialist at the US Patent and Trademark Office. She has a BA in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of London College of Science, Technology and Medicine. After being a constant thorn in management's side for nearly 20 years’ at the US Patent and Trademark Office, Dr. Burke worked 5 years as a Patent Scientist for Knobbe Martens and then founded her own consulting company, IP Quality Pro LLC.
  • Buss, Melissa E.

    3M Company | Assistant Chief Intellectual Property Counsel & Global IP Team Leader

    Melissa is an Assistant Chief Intellectual Property Counsel and Global IP Team Leader at 3M Company based in St. Paul, Minnesota. She has been practicing law for 3M since her graduation from law school in 2000. She is the currently the Global IP Team Leader for 3M’s Industrial Adhesives & Tape Division, which has the largest product portfolio within 3M with $3 Billion in WW sales. After the COVID pandemic started, Melissa was asked to become the Global IP attorney for 3M’s Disposable Respirator Business, which includes N95 masks, and has approximately $1.5 Billion in WW sales. Prior to these assignments, Melissa was the Global IP Team leader for a large Health Care Division with over $1 Billion in WW sales.
  • Marla Butler Marla Butler

    Thomson Hine | Partner and Firmwide Chair, Divesity, Equity & Inclusion Initiative

    Marla Butler is a Partner in the Business Litigation and Intellectual Property practice groups at Thompson Hine LLP. She represents clients in the medical, semiconductor, power, networking and other high-tech industries in high-stakes commercial litigations, arbitrations and trials.
  • Byrne, Linda

    The Toro Company

  • calloway_2018 Calloway, Valerie

    IBM Corporation | Chief Trademark Counsel

    Valerie L. Calloway is Managing IP Law Attorney and Chief Trademark Counsel for IBM. Ms. Calloway leads the global team that legally protects IBM’s brands and manages administrative matters globally for IBM’s IP Law Department. Prior to joining IBM, Ms. Calloway served as Chief IP Counsel for two companies, where she worked at each to maintain, enforce, and continue developing global intellectual property portfolios. During her more than 20 years of practice in the intellectual property profession, Ms. Calloway has worked as both in-house and outside counsel for several Fortune 1000 firms. Prior to attending Law School, Ms. Calloway was employed in manufacturing management.
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    Patterson + Sheridan LLP | Associate

    Kyrie Cameron joined the firm in 2015 and has since developed a diverse range of technical expertise, with special emphasis on energy, oil and gas, and electronics and semiconductor technologies. Inspired by a love for science and strong family ties to the legal industry, Kyrie obtained her undergraduate degree in biology from Baylor University and immediately began carving out a reputation for herself as a valued contributor at South Texas College of Law.
  • Camillo, Nick

    Volkswagen Group of America | Senior Counsel

    Nick Camillo is Senior Counsel at the Volkswagen Group of America. He is a registered patent attorney who started his career prosecuting software patents on behalf of a top Fortune 50 software company. He also has experience prosecuting electrical, mechanical, and biomedical patents. Although starting his legal career in the patent field, His practice has since expanded to include a variety of legal issues, including promotional contracts, federal intellectual property (“IP”) litigation, advertising and marketing counseling, privacy law, search and seizure of counterfeit goods, and domestic and international IP enforcement and portfolio management, among others.
  • camp200 Camp, Jason J.

    The Proctor & Gamble Company | Director & Assistant General Counsel

    Jason has served as in-house patent and brand counsel with The Procter & Gamble Company for over 20 years, leading the IP strategies of numerous consumer products business units, including Fabric & Home Care, Beauty Care, Feminine Care, Corporate Innovation, Oral Care, and Personal Health Care.
  • Camusso, Alberto

    Jacobacci Avvocati | Partner

    Alberto Camusso is a partner in the Turin office of Jacobacci Avvocati. Alberto's practice covers all areas of intellectual property, with a strong focus on patent and trade secrets litigation. He routinely acts for major international clients assisting them in devising and implementing IP rights enforcement strategies. He has acted in landmark cases before the Italian courts, including the Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice, and in various opposition cases involving legal issues before the European Patent Office.