{"id":31815,"date":"2020-12-10T12:41:28","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T17:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/?page_id=31815"},"modified":"2020-12-17T13:46:13","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T18:46:13","slug":"ipowners-quarterly-12172020","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/ipowners-quarterly-12172020\/","title":{"rendered":"IPOwners Quarterly&#x2122; 12\/17\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content_no_spaces&#8221; el_id=&#8221;inner-banner&#8221;][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;31854&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1608067404887{padding-left: 40px !important;}&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><b>IN THIS ISSUE&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#dan\">President&#8217;s Welcome Letter &#8211; Celebrating YOU, the IPO Member<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#policy\">U.S. Intellectual Property Policy Developments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#cases\">Recent IP Case Law Roundup<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#series\">Unitary Patent Article Series<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#brazil\">Patent Litigation at Brazil&#8217;s Supreme Court<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#mentor\">Round Two IPO Corporate Mentoring Program &#8211; Apply Today!<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#awards\">IPO Education Foundation Kicks Off New Strategic Initiative at 20th Anniversary Celebration<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#profile\">IPO Volunteer Profile \u2013 Serena Farquharson-Torres (Bristol Myers Squibb) <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_28824\" style=\"width: 135px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-28824\" class=\"wp-image-28824 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Dan-Staudt-002.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"125\" height=\"163\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-28824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IPO President Daniel Staudt<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><a id=\"dan\"><\/a><strong>President&#8217;s Welcome Message &#8211; Celebrating YOU, the IPO Member<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Thank you for reading the fourth and final <em>IPOwners Quarterly<\/em> of 2020. It is my pleasure to begin this issue by thanking each member for the trust you have placed in me to lead IPO. I never would have imagined that my term would include a pandemic that would change not what we do but how we do it. Looking back over my first year as IPO President, so much has happened that it is hard to know where to begin. I think we can all agree that this year has been a major rollercoaster. We have all done a great job adjusting. But I want to take this time to be clear that the key component of IPO\u2019s success amid this pandemic has been the support and dedication of you, the IPO member.<\/p>\n<p>The year started, as usual, with ambitious plans to be better than the last, looking forward to the IPOwners Spring Summit&#x2122;, Asian Dialogue Trip, and of course the IPO Annual Meeting in sunny San Diego. Fate had other plans, and the Covid-19 pandemic created uncertainty about what the year would bring. Dealing with workload, worrying about the health of my work colleagues, the IPO staff, family, and friends, and juggling countless other daily pressures was taxing, but did not lessen resolve. We all adjusted by adopting innovative new technologies that enabled us to meet virtually for board meetings, the annual meeting, and committee calls, and that allows us to continue to network with our IPO colleagues.<\/p>\n<p>Together we have continued the advocacy activities IPO is known for, frequently engaging with offices on Capitol Hill and the USPTO and remaining actively involved in discussions concerning international harmonization. Internally, IPO created this new <em>IPOwners Quarterly<\/em> publication to provide in-depth analysis of developments and you submitted content to help increase what it and the <em>IPO Daily News<\/em>&#x2122; have been able to cover.<\/p>\n<p>You, the IPO membership, also took advantage of the more abundant webinars IPO facilitated to share information and help our members keep up with their CLE requirements. Throughout the year, you participated in and attended groundbreaking <a href=\"https:\/\/webinars.ipo.org\/\">IP Chat Channel&#x2122; webinars<\/a> including a free series that explored the impact of the pandemic on IP law and our profession. The Women in IP Committee continued holding quarterly calls, and the D&amp;I Committee released its <a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/practical-guide-to-diversity\/\"><em>Practical Guide to Diversity and Inclusion in the Legal Profession<\/em><\/a> and organized webinars to examine its recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>There are countless ways IPO members rallied, but none quite like the fight against Covid-19. IPO was delighted to applaud member companies that donated time, money, and resources to help combat the deadly disease in the Daily News and in <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/dzhphzQoRnY\">a video released in celebration of Labor Day in the U.S<\/a>. These contributions proved the importance of innovation and the intellectual property system to position us to respond quickly to emerging problems, and what can happen when we all work together for the greater good.<\/p>\n<p>Another way you came together was for the 2020 IPO Annual Meeting, which was held virtually for the first time in IPO history. A record 1,726 attendees gathered over four days for unique networking events and educational sessions exploring timely and relevant IP topics. We added interactive workshops on Women in IP and D&amp;I as well as a new IP operations track, which were well-received additions.<\/p>\n<p>This year marked the 20th anniversary of the IPO Education Foundation. The Foundation is going strong because of IPO members and donors who gave both time and funding to help us provide free IP educational programs and events for our future innovators. The Foundation\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipoef.org\/podcast\/\"><em>Stroke of Genius\u00ae<\/em>\u00a0podcast<\/a> had its best year yet, kicking off its second season with an episode about Covid-19 and reaching over 50,000 listeners in over 115 countries. The Education Foundation ended the year with its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipoef.org\/2020-celebration\/\">Virtual 20th Anniversary and Awards Celebration<\/a>. You again showed support and kept the spirit of this special annual occasion alive despite our inability to gather in person this year. IPO is delighted that its Education Foundation was able to honor Distinguished IP Professional Kathleen O\u2019Malley; Executive of the Year Ken Frazier; and Inventor of the Year Pat Brown during the three-day virtual celebration.<\/p>\n<p>As I look back on 2020, I am proud of the many ways we all adjusted to maintain IPO\u2019s position as a leader in the IP community. I am very proud of and thankful for our professional staff\u2019s grit, can-do attitude, ability to pivot to completely new formats, and maintain the excellent events, benefits, and service for which they have become known. I am proud of how the IPO Board and staff were intentional about providing more value to members and creating opportunities to connect with colleagues in the IPO community, which will continue; stay tuned for additional benefit announcements in upcoming editions of the <em>Daily News<\/em>. Primarily, I am proud that despite great adversity and uncertainty, IPO has proven that it has the strength and stamina to remain steadfast to its mission to represent IP owners around the globe.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to 2021, we begin with that same vision to improve and address the issues our members face. IPO has a new mission to promote high quality and enforceable intellectual property rights and predictable legal systems for all industries, technologies and strategic priorities to shape the future of IP and foster diverse engagement. With new mandates to help increase diversity in the IP profession and broader innovation ecosystem, and to reach underrepresented groups with IP education, IPO and the IPO Education Foundation plan to leave even bigger marks on the IP landscape in the new year and to bring more people along for the ride. I am happy we are all working together toward to this goal. I wish you and your families a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season and a prosperous new year. Prosit! to 2021.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"policy\"><\/a><strong>U.S. Intellectual Property Policy Developments<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_25991\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25991\" class=\"wp-image-25991 size-200\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/Sam_Headshot-200x300-1-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-25991\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Samantha Aguayo<\/p><\/div>\n<p><b>By Samantha Aguayo, <\/b><em>IPO Deputy Executive Director &amp; Chief Policy Counsel<\/em><\/p>\n<p>2020 has been a heck of a year. When we set out to create this publication in January, we had no idea this year would be so extraordinary. Nevertheless, the U.S. Congress, USPTO, and other government agencies continue to evaluate and address important issues of intellectual property law and policy.<\/p>\n<p>Congress is running down the clock\u00a0on\u00a0its 116th\u00a0session, but several IP measures may still be enacted into law before Congress adjourns.\u00a0Three different IP bills are still under serious congressional consideration.\u00a0 The first is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/6196\/all-info?r=1&amp;s=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">the Trademark Modernization Act\u00a0(TMA)<\/a>, which\u00a0was reported out of the House Judiciary Committee\u00a0in September.\u00a0 It codifies the current USPTO practice of accepting third party submissions during trademark examination. It also creates two new post-registration review proceedings at the USPTO and\u00a0clarifies\u00a0the\u00a0USPTO Director\u2019s\u00a0authority to re-consider decisions of the TTAB, including those that result from new ex\u00a0parte\u00a0proceedings created by the bill.\u00a0The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/house-bill\/2426\/text\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"broken_link\">Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act\u00a0(CASE Act)<\/a>, which passed the House\u00a0by a\u00a0410-6 vote\u00a0last October and passed the Senate Judiciary Committee without objection awaits a vote in the Senate.\u00a0 It establishes a voluntary small claims tribunal operating under the U.S. Copyright Office, called the Copyright Claims Board.\u00a0Last week\u00a0Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on IP Chair\u00a0Thom Tillis\u00a0(R-N.C.)\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tillis.senate.gov\/2020\/12\/tillis-releases-text-of-bipartisan-legislation-to-fight-illegal-streaming-by-criminal-organizations\">released the text<\/a>\u202fof a bill titled the \u201cProtecting Lawful Streaming Act of 2020\u201d\u00a0to\u00a0close the \u201cfelony streaming loophole.\u201d\u00a0Current law does not allow piracy via streaming\u2014an infringement of a copyright owner\u2019s public performance right\u2014to be charged as a felony. The draft\u00a0bill would permit\u00a0the Department of Justice to bring felony charges against streaming services that stream copyright works without the owner\u2019s permission for commercial, for-profit purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Looking ahead to 2021, most IPO members are anxious for news about who President-Elect Biden will select to be the next Director of the USPTO. Last week IPO\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IPO-re-USPTO-Director-Qualifications.pdf\">shared the Board\u2019s recommendations<\/a>\u00a0about the qualifications that should be possessed by the Director. History suggests that that appointment is probably still months away. In the meantime, news surfaced last week that President-elect Joe Biden will select Katherine Tai, the current chief counsel for the House Ways &amp; Means Committee, to serve as the United States Trade Representative (USTR). Tai was instrumental in crafting the Democratic demands for final changes to the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).<\/p>\n<p>The 117th session of Congress will commence in January with a few changes in the makeup of the leadership of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees. In the House, Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) will continue as Chair of the full committee and Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) will continue as Ranking Member. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) will likely continue as the Chair of the IP Subcommittee. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), who is returning to Congress after a two-year hiatus, is expected to be appointed Ranking Member. In the Senate, we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0know yet which party will be in the majority. In any event, Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) will return as the top Republican on Judiciary Committee and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) will be the top Democrat. Thom Tillis and Chris Coons (D-Del.) will likely return as the leaders of the IP Subcommittee.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Tillis has already signaled that he has ambitious plans for the IP Subcommittee. This month he initiated a new round of negotiations concerning legislation to amend 35 U.S.C. \u00a7 101 to clarify the law on patent subject matter eligibility. IPO supported the\u00a0101\u00a0legislative\u00a0effort during this session of Congress and will continue our involvement and efforts to bring attention to this important issue. Tillis is also working on reforming the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. After extensive review, he is expected to unveil a discussion draft soon that is expected to form the basis of legislation to be considered in the new year. And depending on the fate of the TMA, CASE Act, and felony streaming bill,\u00a0any\u00a0or all of those pieces of legislation might remain on the agenda.<\/p>\n<p>I look forward to another year of advocating IPO\u2019s positions to Congress and the USPTO in furtherance of our mission to promote high quality and enforceable intellectual property rights and predictable legal systems for all industries and technologies. I am delighted to have the opportunity to share our message about the importance of IP to accelerate innovation, creativity, and investment necessary to improve lives. Finally, I am committed to continue our timely reporting on U.S. and international policy developments here and in the\u00a0<em>IPO Daily News<\/em> in my role as editor-in-chief.<\/p>\n<p>But first, I hope we all enjoy safe, restorative holidays. Onward to 2021.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=&#8221;20px&#8221;][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"cases\"><\/a><strong>Recent IP Case Law Roundup<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_30620\" style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30620\" class=\"size-full wp-image-30620\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-and-paul.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-and-paul-200x109.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-and-paul-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/eric-and-paul.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30620\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Eric Moran and Paul Berghoff<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><strong>by Eric Moran, <\/strong><em>McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert &amp; Berghoff LLP and <strong>IPO Amicus Brief Committee Co-Vice Chair Paul Berghoff,<\/strong><\/em><\/span>\u00a0<em>McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert &amp; Berghoff LLP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As 2020 draws to a close (thankfully), the courts have not\u00a0ignored\u00a0intellectual property.\u00a0 While no momentous rulings\u00a0were handed down\u00a0by\u00a0the Supreme Court, they\u00a0did take several steps forward in high visibility IP cases.\u00a0\u00a0The\u00a0Court heard oral arguments in what is shaping up to be\u00a0a bellwether\u00a0copyright case,\u00a0<em>Google v. Oracle<\/em>, a case\u00a0examining\u00a0Google\u2019s use of Java source code in Android smartphones.\u00a0\u00a0During the oral argument, the\u00a0Justices struggled to\u00a0parse\u00a0the distinctions between declaring code, which Google argues is too functional to be copyrighted,\u00a0and\u00a0implementing code.\u00a0 The decision is expected next year.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court also granted\u00a0<em>certiorari<\/em>\u00a0in the\u00a0<em>Arthrex<\/em>\u00a0case to answer the burning question of whether PTAB judges are principal or inferior officers under the Appointments Clause of the Constitution\u00a0and whether the Federal Circuit\u2019s proposed constitutional fix passes muster.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal Circuit has certainly not slackened its pace as we approach 2021.\u00a0\u00a0<em>American Axle v.\u00a0Neapco<\/em> generated yet another Federal Circuit\u00a0opinion, this time addressing whether\u00a0issuance of the mandate holding some claims of American Axle\u2019s patent ineligible under Section 101 should be stayed pending the patentee\u2019s petition for certiorari.\u00a0 The panel, in an opinion authored by\u00a0Judge\u00a0Dyk\u00a0and joined by Judges\u00a0Taranto, and Moore,\u00a0denied the stay\u00a0holding\u00a0that American Axle had failed to establish irreparable injury.\u00a0 However, Judge Moore, in a concurring opinion, again highlighted the Federal Circuit\u2019s lack of unanimity in applying Section 101.\u00a0 According to Judge\u00a0Moore:\u00a0\u201cWhat we have here is worse than a circuit split\u2014it is a court bitterly divided.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0\u201cAs the nation\u2019s lone patent court, we are at a loss as to how to uniformly apply \u00a7 101.\u201d\u00a0Can we get an Amen!<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the\u00a0most significant\u00a0Federal Circuit decisions\u00a0were\u00a0in the Hatch-Waxman pharmaceutical litigation space.\u00a0 In\u00a0<em>Valeant v. Mylan<\/em>, Judge O\u2019Malley (joined by Judges\u00a0Newman and Taranto)\u00a0held that an \u201cact of infringement\u201d for purposes of \u00a7 1400(b) venue\u00a0only\u00a0occurs\u00a0\u201cin districts where actions related to the submission of an [ANDA] occur, not in all locations where future distribution of the generic products specified in the ANDA is contemplated.\u201d\u00a0 And in\u00a0<em>GlaxoSmithKline v. Teva<\/em>,\u00a0Judge Newman (joined by Judge Moore) held that Teva had actively induced infringement of GSK\u2019s patent even though Teva\u2019s product label did not directly refer to the claimed indication.\u00a0\u201cWhen the provider of an identical product knows of and markets the same product for intended direct infringing activity, the criteria of induced infringement are met.\u201d\u00a0Chief Judge Prost dissented.<\/p>\n<p>In a rare application of the printed matter doctrine,\u00a0the\u00a0Federal Circuit in\u00a0<em>Bard v.\u00a0Angiodynamics<\/em>\u00a0held that the presence of printed matter in a claim does not\u00a0<em>per se<\/em>\u00a0render the claim patent ineligible.\u00a0\u00a0In an opinion authored by\u00a0Judge Reyna\u00a0and joined by Judges\u00a0Schall\u00a0and Stoll, the Court\u00a0held that the accused infringer had failed to prove that the \u201cordered\u00a0combination of elements\u201d in the claims lacked an inventive concept, even if \u201cthe\u00a0sole focus of the claimed advance was the printed matter.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the trademark side, the Federal Circuit issued one precedential opinion in\u00a0<em>Corcamore\u00a0v. SFM<\/em>, an appeal of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board\u2019s entry of\u00a0default judgment\u00a0as a discovery sanction, resulting in\u00a0cancellation of\u00a0Corcamore\u2019s\u00a0trademark registration for\u00a0the mark\u00a0SPROUT.\u00a0 In an opinion authored by Judge Reyna (joined by Judges Chen and Hughes), the Court\u00a0held\u00a0that the\u00a0<em>Lexmark<\/em>\u00a0zone-of-interests\u00a0and proximate-causation requirements control statutory standing under \u00a7\u00a01064\u00a0and\u00a0held that SFM had standing to bring or maintain the petition for cancellation.\u00a0 The Court also affirmed the Board\u2019s entry of judgment as a sanction against\u00a0Corcamore\u00a0for litigation misconduct, including\u00a0Corcamore\u2019s\u00a0refusal to cooperate with SFM\u2019s counsel\u00a0on\u00a0discovery issues, violations\u00a0of Board orders not to file non-germane papers, and violation of Board orders to properly serve documents.<\/p>\n<p>The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board issued a flurry of recent precedential opinions, including\u00a0opinions in\u00a0a trio of \u201cfailure-to-function\u201d cases.\u00a0 In\u00a0<em>In re Texas With Love, LLC<\/em>, the Board affirmed the U.S. Patent &amp; Trademark Office\u2019s refusal to register the\u00a0TEXAS LOVE\u00a0mark finding that it failed to function as a trademark for clothing because, the Board found, it is a widely used\u00a0expression of a\u00a0\u201cwell recognized sentiment, specifically, enthusiasm and support for or from Texas or Texans.\u201d\u00a0 Similarly,\u00a0in\u00a0<em>In\u00a0re Mayweather Promotions, LLC<\/em>,\u00a0the Board affirmed the Office\u2019s refusal\u00a0of Floyd Mayweather\u2019s trademark application for the\u00a0PAST PRESENT FUTURE\u00a0mark\u00a0in connection with t-shirts, also finding that the mark \u201cwould be perceived by purchasers and prospective purchasers as a widely used commonplace expression of a familiar concept and not as a source indicator for t-shirts.\u201d\u00a0 Lastly,\u00a0in\u00a0<em>In re Vox Populi Registry Ltd.<\/em>, the Board affirmed refusals to register\u00a0the .SUCKS\u00a0mark for domain registration and registry services, finding that\u00a0consumers will view\u00a0.SUCKS \u201cas only a non-source identifying part of a domain name, rather than as a mark.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all for now.\u00a0\u00a0Please\u00a0stay safe until we can meet again.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-31886\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tom-Irving-photo-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tom-Irving-photo-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tom-Irving-photo-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tom-Irving-photo.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><a id=\"series\"><\/a>Unitary Patent Article Series<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><em>Edited by Thomas L. Irving, Partner Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett &amp; Dunner, LLP<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many patent owners are interested in trying to draft a single patent application that will serve them in several countries. This is ambitious, since there are many differences between various countries\u2019 patent systems, but<br \/>\nperhaps not impossible. The patent drafter just needs to be aware of and try to balance all the different<br \/>\nrequirements in the single patent application. This series of articles outlines important considerations<br \/>\nwhen drafting a single patent application.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unitary-Patent-Series-Part-1-Grace-Period-Provisions.pdf\"><strong>Article One: Grace Period Provisions\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Unitary-Patent-Series-Part-2-Data-Considerations-When-Drafting.pdf\"><strong>Article Two: Data Considerations When Drafting<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Drafting-for-Multiple-Jurisdictions-Miniseries-Part-3-Mind-Your-Language.pdf\"><strong>Article Three: Mind Your Language!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"brazil\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-31863\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-300x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-200x187.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-300x281.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-400x374.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-600x562.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-768x719.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-800x749.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-1024x958.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-1200x1123.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Luiz-Edgard-Montaury-Pimenta-1536x1438.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><strong>Patent Litigation at Brazil\u2019s Supreme Court: An Attempt to Invalidate Sole Paragraph of Section 40 of the Brazilian Patent Law<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><b>By Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta<\/b>, <i>Senior partner at Montaury Pimenta, Machado &amp; Vieira de Mello , and President of ABPI ( Brazilian IP Association )<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court of Brazil is about to schedule the judgment session of the lawsuit (ADIN) 5529 filed by the Federal District Attorney\u2019s Office seeking the invalidation of the sole paragraph of section 40 of the Brazilian Patent Law, which provides for a minimum term of 10 years of validity of patents after their grant by the Brazilian Patent Office.<\/p>\n<p>ABPI, the Brazilian IP Association, the major IP Association in Brazil, that I am proud to lead since 2018, has been accepted in the lawsuit to defend the legality of this provision, and consequently presented strong arguments on behalf of the validity of this section in our Patent Law, requesting the rejection of the lawsuit.<\/p>\n<p>As a matter of fact, such provision implements an international rule to which Brazil and other countries freely accepted (section 62, 2, of the TRIPs Agreement), being essential for patent holders to enjoy the exclusive exploitation of their invention by a minimum period of 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, this rule should hardly ever be applied, being only a guarantee for a 10 year minimum period of a patent after its grant by the Brazilian Patent Office.<\/p>\n<p>The Brazilian IP Association (ABPI) has recently published a full-page MANIFESTUM in the major Brazilian business newspaper (Valor) in favor of innovation and of the maintenance of the term of patents in Brazil.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Manifesto-ABPI-ENG.pdf\">A copy of the publication can be found here<\/a>\u00a0with the corresponding English translation.<\/p>\n<p>Since August 2019, the Brazilian Patent Office has implemented a program through which they seek the elimination of the long standing (and unacceptable) patent backlog, which has been contested on a regular basis during several years by ABPI and other entities. We hope to succeed in carrying out an extraordinary and meritorious effort to reduce the examination term of patent applications in Brazil, so that in the near future only rarely a patent will be granted after a period of 10 years.<\/p>\n<p>We hope and believe that the Brazilian Supreme Court will share this same understanding and will maintain the validity of this provision in our Patent Law.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"mentor\"><\/a><b>IPO Offers Corporate Mentoring Program<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-29321\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-300x117.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-200x78.png 200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-400x156.png 400w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-600x234.png 600w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-768x299.png 768w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-800x312.png 800w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-1024x399.png 1024w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1-1200x468.png 1200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/BECOME-A-MENTOR-1-1.png 1250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the spring, IPO launched a corporate mentoring program. Round one had twenty-five pairs of mentors and mentees and lasted six months. Read below what IPO members are saying about their experience with the program:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>&#8220;It has been an absolute pleasure working with my mentee, sharing the insights and knowledge that my own mentors shared with me.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always believed a rising tide lifts all boats, and I\u2019m happy any time I have a chance to pay it forward.&#8221;<\/i> &#8212; Jason Skinder, Honeywell International Inc.<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;The biggest boon to me has been the different perspective my mentor has. So much of what we do on a daily basis is colored by our corporate processes, and discussing the benefits and limitations of those processes invites critical thought about issues that can be dismissed as &#8220;the way we&#8217;ve always done it&#8221; internally.&#8221;<\/i> &#8212; Alex Bridge, Hewlett Packard Enterprise<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;I am enjoying serving as a mentor.\u00a0 My mentee is now a friend, and it has been great to develop an authentic relationship with colleagues at a different corporation.&#8221;<\/i> &#8212; Denise DeFranco, Johnson &amp; Johnson<\/li>\n<li><i>&#8220;The program is a great opportunity to meet likeminded professionals of other industries and other continents. For me the videocalls with my mentor have been very enriching on a personal and professional level. It was awesome to share internal issues\/challenges with another and more senior professional that has no ties to your own company. I can only recommend it highly and will definitely be happy to keep in contact with my mentor also past this program.&#8221;<\/i>\u00a0&#8211; Anonymous participant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ipo.org\/mentor\">APPLY TODAY<\/a> for round two of the corporate mentoring program![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"awards\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-31867\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-300x226.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-400x301.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-600x451.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-768x577.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-1024x770.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-1200x902.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final-1536x1155.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IP19-034-Education-Foundation-20th-Ann-Logo-Final.jpg 1681w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><b>IPO Education Foundation Kicks Off New Strategic Initiative at 20th Anniversary Celebration<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>The 20th\u00a0Anniversary and Awards Celebration, which was held virtually on December 8-10, recognized outstanding achievements in the fields of innovation, creativity, and IP rights. The event\u00a0began with\u00a0a\u00a0keynote address by\u00a0Executive of the Year Ken Frazier (Merck &amp; Co. Inc). He\u00a0addressed\u00a0the importance of diversity in innovation and improving\u00a0our\u00a0quality of life, saying \u00a0\u201cI urge you to continue your efforts to increase diversity and inclusion in your ecosystem, among both inventors and IP professionals.\u201d\u00a0He highlighted IPO and Foundation programs\u00a0like\u00a0the<em> Stroke of Genius<\/em>\u00a0podcast episode \u201cThe Right to Invent\u201d and encouraged attendees to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipoef.org\/podcasts\/s3-e8\/\">listen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/htweXT31-LE\">Mr. Frazier\u2019s remarks<\/a> were consistent with IPO Education Foundation\u2019s new strategic initiative announced by the board of directors in October. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipoef.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/IPOEF-Strategic-Framework-Final.pdf\">strategic framework<\/a> provides more information about IPOEF\u2019s new goals.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are working with strategic partners to help create programs in 2021 that provide awareness about intellectual property in diverse communities where the creativity already exists, but the IP rights do not.\u00a0 If IPOEF and its strategic partners are successful, education about IP will drive innovation and economic prosperity in underrepresented communities.\u00a0We hope you will support us as we take on this new initiative.\u201d Jessica\u00a0Landacre, Executive Director\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31866\" style=\"width: 235px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31866\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-31866\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-800x1067.jpg 800w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-1200x1600.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Kathleen-OMalley-holding-Distinguished-IP-Professional-Award-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31866\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kathleen O&#8217;Malley holding Distinguished IP Professional Award<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Additional\u00a0sessions\u00a0during the 20th\u00a0Anniversary virtual event\u00a0featured\u00a0Inventor of the Year Pat Brown\u00a0(Impossible Foods),\u00a0who\u00a0spoke\u00a0about why he started Impossible Foods and how he hopes to positively impact the environment, and\u00a0 Distinguished IP Professional Kathleen O\u2019Malley\u00a0(U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit)\u00a0who\u00a0spoke about her time on the bench and the impact of changes since the pandemic.\u00a0Board members Dave\u00a0Kappos\u00a0(Cravath,\u00a0Swaine &amp; Moore\u00a0LLP) and Robert\u00a0DeBerardine\u00a0(Johnson &amp; Johnson) led panel discussions about the importance of intellectual property protection to accelerate innovation as well as to respond\u00a0quickly\u00a0in a crisis.<\/p>\n<p>To close out the three-day Celebration, FoundationBoard Member Phyllis Turner-Brim (HP Inc.) led a fireside chat with Dr. Lisa Cook\u00a0(Michigan State University) about the importance of diversity in innovation.\u00a0They spoke about the barriers that people of color and women face and what the innovative and practitioner communities would look like if those barriers were removed.\u00a0A networking workshop led by\u00a0IPO\u2019s Diversity &amp; Inclusion and Women in IP Committees\u00a0followed, where attendees met in small groups to discuss the fireside chat in greater detail.\u00a0If you were unable to attend the 20th Anniversary Celebration, recordings of the sessions can be found\u00a0at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipoef.org\/2020-celebration\/\">IPOEF.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>You can advance the Foundation\u2019s important initiative by becoming a partner or donating to support programming. If your organization has a diversity and inclusion committee or an affiliated diversity-based group, please consider sharing that information with us. Partnerships and donations are necessary to implement the foundation\u2019s vision and continue to develop high quality, effective programming. IPO Education Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit and is funded entirely by contributions. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ipoef.org\/donate\/\">donate on IPOEF.org<\/a> or by mailing a check to IPO Education Foundation, 1501 M St NW Ste 1150, Washington, DC 20005. If you or your organization is interested in partnering with us, please contact Kristen Lurye, <a href=\"mailto:klurye@ipo.org\">klurye@ipo.org<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=&#8221;blue&#8221;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"profile\"><\/a><b>IPO Volunteer Profile \u2013 Serena Farquharson-Torres (Bristol Myers Squibb)<\/b><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-31869\" src=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FarquharsonTorres_Serena.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"179\" height=\"179\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FarquharsonTorres_Serena-66x66.jpg 66w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FarquharsonTorres_Serena-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/FarquharsonTorres_Serena.jpg 179w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 179px) 100vw, 179px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serena Farquharson-Torres\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Senior Corporate Counsel<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bristol Myers Squibb<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">. She is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">involved with all aspects of patent law working primarily in prep and prosecution, IP due diligence support, client counseling and most recently post-merger integration management for the law and compliance department.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">chair of Bristol Myers Squibb<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Law and Compliance D&amp;I committee and Co-Chair of\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">their\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">black employee resource group STEM team.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Dr.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Farquharson-Torres<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0has been\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">actively involved with IPO since 2016<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is a member of IPO\u2019s\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Diversity &amp; Inclusion<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Women in IP Law<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, and\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Pharmaceutical &amp; Biotechnology Issues<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0committees<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">She is also a recent presenter at\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">both the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0IPO Annual Meeting and the IPO Chat Channel.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How did you get\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">involved with\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IPO?<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I was secretary for the Women in IP\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Law C<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ommittee so now more people know me on a personal and professional level.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The issues we were addressing applies to other underrepresented groups.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Henry Hadad, past president of IPO, appointed me to the Presidential Taskforce on Diversity and later I joined the D&amp;I committee leadership team as Co-Chair of The Black-IP professionals along with Dr. Eldora Ellison, a partner at Sterne Kessler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What do you get the most out of\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">through your involvement in IPO?<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Building relationships and driving change in corporations and law firms to strengthen the IP profession. In 2020 I worked with the D&amp;I committee and Black IP Professional Resource Group to create the<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Black IP Professional Directory, <a href=\"https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/practical-guide-to-diversity\/\">The D&amp;I Practical Guide<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/webinars.ipo.org\/\">webinar<\/a> on The D&amp;I Practical Guide in a Post-George Floyd Era, a presentation on my career for the Next Generation Committee, a panel on Allyship at the Annual Meeting and <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/t3TzfF9plwU\">zoom meeting on IP careers for students of color<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">What would you say to a potential corporate member who is considering joining IPO?<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Similar to<\/span><span 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data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0I developed leadership and project management skills that are now opening opportunities for me to lead teams of lawyers<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on substantive matters<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0in the law department in addition to my work in IP.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Outside of IPO, what\u2019s something that you\u2019re passionate about?<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">My faith and my family.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have been married for 16 years, I have three daughters, twins in middle school and one daughter in high school, and I am passionate about them growing up and being 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data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">I have found that Dr. Maya Angelou&#8217;s statement is true, &#8220;equal rights, fair play, justice, are all like the air: we all have it, or none of us has it&#8221;.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Thank<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">s to\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Serena<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0for sharing her wide range of experiences with IPO.\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">IPO has 29 active committees working on the most\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">important areas<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0of IP law and practice. 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