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• Lamb, Kristin

  OURA | Associate General Counsel

  Kristin Lamb is Associate General Counsel, Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Regulatory Compliance for ŌURA, a late-stage health and wellness wearable startup based in Finland and San Francisco that makes the Oura Ring. Kristin leads all aspects of IP development, protection, and enforcement for the company. Prior to working at ŌURA, Kristin was in private practice with Hogan Lovells in Houston, Texas. She is a former biochemist and patented inventor, studied biochemistry at the University of Colorado, and received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. She is admitted to the California, Colorado, District of Columbia, and Texas bars, and is a registered patent attorney with the USPTO.
• Drapkin, Michael

  Holland & Hart | Partner

  Michael counsels some of the world’s most innovative technology companies in protecting their intellectual property, guiding them in the strategic development and management of their patent portfolios. He makes great efforts to know each client’s business, their technology, and their strategic objectives, and uses this knowledge to shape his advice. Much of Michael’s national practice is concentrated within the electronics and computer fields, with an emphasis on wireless communications, semiconductors, software, and complex medical devices. He also has extensive experience with standards-essential patents.
• Lee, Paul

  Dexcom | Associate General Counsel

  Paul is currently an Associate General Counsel (Senior Director of Intellectual Property) at Dexcom, where he manages the company’s patent portfolio related to continuous glucose sensor technology. In this role, Paul provides legal services and counseling on matters related to intellectual property, including patent litigation, post-grant proceedings, patent procurement, product clearance, opinions, and licensing. Prior to Dexcom, Paul was an intellectual property attorney at Morrison & Foerster, where he conducted intellectual property due diligence investigations used by venture capital firms for investment decisions and developed IP strategy for startup medical device companies.
• 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.