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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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Melody van Denzen, is Senior Legal Counsel at ConocoPhillips, in Houston. She is a recovering engineer with international experience and a passion for sustainability, particularly as it relates to decarbonization and the energy transition. Melody grew up relocating every few years to “follow the oil” and has continued the trend throughout her own career working with and for multinational oil and gas corporations. She enjoys working with innovators and dreamers to drive changes that improve our world. And one of her favorite things is discovering and implementing feasible solutions to difficult challenges using creative collaboration and advocacy skills. Beyond professional endeavors, Melody enjoys traveling with her husband and 3 daughters, and often extended family. Her newest hobby is skipping rope.