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The USPTO and AIPLA partnered to provide mentorship to AIPLA members and participants of the USPTO's Empowering Women's Entrepreneurship - a community-focused, collaborative, and creative initiative to encourage and empower more women founders across America. The program included three webinars and one concluding networking event, on March 13, March 20, April 11, and May 8, focusing on Intellectual Property law topics, advice from AIPLA's women entrepreneurs, and the opportunity to participate in a mentoring group of women with varying skills and experiences.

Miss a session? View the recordings here:

Webinar 1 Recording: Patents and Trade Secrets
Webinar 1 Resources: IP_Checklist_for_Startups

Webinar 2 Recording: Copyright/Trademark
Webinar 2 Resources: Presentation Slides

Webinar 3 Recording: Women Tell All

Mentoring ClustersAIPLA organized mentoring clusters to offer mentorship to mentees identified through the USPTO’s Women Entrepreneur Initiative (a cluster is a group of 3-4 people, including both mentors and mentees). Apply here if you’d like to participate as a mentor.

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AIPLA/USPTO Women Entrepreneur Mentoring Program

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Randi Karpinia, founder of Sagacity Legal PLLC, helps small business and entrepreneurs minimize their legal risks. With over twenty years of experience, Ms. Karpinia is a recognized expert in all aspects of business legal management with a focus on intellectual property, legal operations, and online legal protection. Ms. Karpinia’s credentials include a B.E.E, with honors, from Georgia Institute of Technology; a M.E.E. from Florida Atlantic University; and a J.D. Magna Cum Laude from Nova Southeastern University. Ms. Karpinia is admitted to practice law in Florida and before the USPTO and is a Florida Bar Board Certified Intellectual Property Lawyer. Ms. Karpinia is actively involved with AIPLA including being the Chair of the Mentoring Committee, Past Chair of the Women in IP Law Committee, along with numerous speaking engagements for AIPLA meetings.