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U.S. Patent Law Committee
The committee will advise the President, the Executive Director and the Board of Directors of IPO regarding changes to United States patent law. The committee will monitor U.S. case law and proposed legislative initiatives and will proactively submit recommendations that would protect and/or strengthen United States patent law. The committee will also educate IPO members regarding the potential impact of such cases and legislation.
Chair:Renee Fuller, Bristol Myers Squibb Company
Chair:Kaveh Rashidi-Yazd, Eaton Corporation
Chair:Aaron C. Chatterjee, Microsoft Corporation
Vice Chair:Judy Kelly He, Crowell Moring, LLP
Vice Chair:Ian Washburn, Irell & Manella LLP
Secretary:Timothy J. Ohara, Cellanome
Board Liaison:Anthony DiBartolomeo, SAP SE
Staff Liaison:Samantha J. Grover, Intellectual Property Owners Association
Members
- Kenneth R. AdamoKRAdamo
- William P. AtkinsPillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP
- Isaku BegertMarshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP
- Moriah BisewskiFletcher Yoder
- Ali-Reza BolooriKirkland & Ellis, LLP
- Nicole BradleyJohnson & Johnson
- Nicolas A. BrentlingerDinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Kalila BrightClarivate
- Nathaniel BrowandMilbank LLP
- John D. CarlinVenable, LLP
- Shana CyrBristol Myers Squibb Company
- Chris De MaunyBird & Bird LLP
- Evan DiamondMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
- Phong T. DinhMicrosoft Corporation
- Laura DonnellyFMC Corporation
- Michael DryjaLaw Office of Michael Dryja
- Steven J. EllemanThompson Hine LLP
- Sandra A. FrantzenMcAndrews, Held & Malloy, Ltd.
- Gary C. GanziLando & Anastasi, LLP
- Yuanzhang HanJohnson Matthey Inc.
- Paula D. HeymanMaschoff Brennan
- Zack HigbeeAlston & Bird LLP
- Maggie Chunxiang HuangBardehle Pagenberg Partnerschaft MbB
- Guillaume Jaulerry
- Peter JovanovicDell Technologies
- Jeff KuesterTaylor Duma LLP
- Stephen G. KuninMaier & Maier, PLLC
- Richard KurzHaug Partners LLP
- Bethany LahmannDinsmore & Shohl LLP
- Gasper J. LaRosaJones Day
- Jeffrey I.D. LewisFoley Hoag LLP
- GUODONG LIUJohnson & Johnson
- Justin LoffredoMedtronic, Inc.
- Marina S. MarkarianMilbank LLP
- Luke McCammonFinnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP
- William McGowanJohnson & Johnson
- Lam NguyenGoogle LLC
- Timothy J. OharaCellanome
- Sapna Walter PallaA&O Shearman
- Dipa PatelEli Lilly and Co.
- Andrew Felipe QuecanThe Nielsen Company
- Tammy Pennington RhodesSupercharger
- Ruben RodriguesFoley & Lardner LLP
- Camille SauerBanner & Witcoff, Ltd.
- Emily SauterMerck & Co Inc.
- Jill SchmidtRoche, Inc.
- Grant ShackelfordBuchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
- Jeb ShookmanABB Inc.
- John D. SimmonsPanitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP
- TJ SinghNetApp
- Haining SongHan Kun Law Offices
- Michael SpillnerAdeia
- Karen M. Stoffan MoreiraMerck & Co Inc.
- Eric SyuNetApp
- Eley O. ThompsonFoley & Lardner LLP
- John F. ThompsonMedtronic, Inc.
- Jonathan B. TroppDay Pitney LLP
- Bruce VanceNorthrop Grumman
- Harry VartanianDarrow Mustafa PC
- Daniel WoodsMerck & Co Inc.
- Dustin ZakBrooks Kushman P.C.
- Non-Voting Member:Ronald A. Antush, Nokia of Americas Corp
- Non-Voting Member:Alexander Berne, Foley Hoag LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Lynne Browne, Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C.
- Non-Voting Member:Michael S. Connor, Alston & Bird LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Denise DeFranco, Johnson & Johnson
- Non-Voting Member:Kevin C. Ecker, Koninklijke Philips N.V.
- Non-Voting Member:Phil Harris, Holland & Hart LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Robert M. Isackson, Leason Ellis LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Joshua E. Ney, Barnes & Thornburg LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Roberto Rodrigues Pinho, RNA Law
- Non-Voting Member:Gabriel Schlabach, Apple Inc.
- Non-Voting Member:Teige Sheehan, Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC
- Non-Voting Member:Christopher Suarez, Steptoe LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Malaika Tyson, Lathrop GPM
- Non-Voting Member:Annemarie Vicere, Lathrop GPM
- Non-Voting Member:Shaun Zhang, Riley Safer Holmes & Cancila LLP
- Non-Voting Member:Evan Zimmerman, Edge Innovations, Inc.