{"id":34522,"date":"2022-04-08T12:13:04","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T16:13:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/?page_id=34522"},"modified":"2025-05-02T12:04:37","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:04:37","slug":"diversity-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/diversity-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advocacy"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content_no_spaces” css_animation=”fadeIn” el_id=”inner-banner”][vc_column 0=””][vc_single_image image=”34551″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][vc_row_inner el_id=”inner-text”][vc_column_inner 0=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Advocacy” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=””][vc_column_text 0=””][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”fadeIn” el_id=”about-video”][vc_column 0=””][vc_row_inner 0=””][vc_column_inner el_id=”about-text”][vc_column_text]Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) values a diverse membership that is inclusive and empowering to all individuals, regardless of race, sex, religion, national origin, ethnicity, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or socioeconomic status. To that end, diversity and inclusion are at the forefront of our work.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

IPO is committed to improving\u00a0diversity<\/span>\u00a0in the innovation ecosphere.\u00a0 In 2017, the IPO Board of Directors adopted a strategic framework that includes developing a diverse pipeline of leaders by integrating\u00a0diversity<\/span>, equity and inclusion in all of our work.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Resources developed by and for our members can be found below.\u00a0 Get involved in a committee or resource group and help move the\u00a0diversity<\/span> needle in IP!<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”about-sec”][vc_column 0=””][vc_custom_heading text=”Diversity & Inclusion in IP” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text 0=””]Use the tabs below to see some of the efforts IPO has worked on to further diversity and inclusion in the IP space.[\/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Resources” tab_id=”1631289075427-75400c16-fd2a” el_class=”membership”][vc_custom_heading text=”Resources” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Journey to Juneteenth” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”38329″ img_size=”200×200″ onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Advanced-Placement-Hiring-and-Retention-FINAL.pdf”][vc_column_text]Click here<\/a> to watch the Journey to Juneteenth. (IPO Members only)[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Hiring and Retention Guide” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”36247″ img_size=”200×200″ onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Advanced-Placement-Hiring-and-Retention-FINAL.pdf”][vc_column_text]Click here<\/a> to view the Hiring and Retention Guide in the Master Level section of the D&I Committee’s Practical Guide.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Diversity in Innovation Toolkit” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”34624″ img_size=”200×200″ onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/diversity-in-innovation-toolkit\/”][vc_column_text]Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts. These statistics suggest that our organizations may not be capturing the full contribution of a large segment of our technical workforce – resulting in significant lost opportunity costs. This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left” border_width=”4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Law Firm Complement” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”34657″ img_size=”200×200″ onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Law-Firm-Complement-to-Toolkit-2021_5August2021-compressed.pdf”][vc_column_text]This Law Firm Complement is a tool for outside lawyers as well as other organizations to help their clients become familiar with and more easily navigate the Toolkit. In the process of helping clients to use the Toolkit, law firms will likely improve their client relationships, develop deeper relationships with their clients, have a better understanding of their clients and their clients\u2019 cultures, be part of the client transitioning process, and help younger lawyers have speaking opportunities.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/2″][vc_custom_heading text=”Diversity Pledge” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”34693″ img_size=”200×200″ onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/increasingdii.org\/”][vc_column_text]IPO is partnering with USIPA to promote the Diversity Pledge<\/a>. The Diversity Pledge was designed to make actionable and measurable change in increasing diversity in innovation in companies. Companies that take the pledge set out to understand and address the issue of underrepresented inventors. More than 50 companies have taken the pledge to date. We hope IPO member companies will consider taking the pledge.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left” border_width=”4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Practical Guide to Diversity & Inclusion” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”34627″ img_size=”200×200″ onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/ipo.org\/index.php\/practical-guide-to-diversity\/”][vc_column_text]IPO\u2019s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee is proud to share Version 3.0 of this guide.\u00a0 It has been designed to be used to understand and improve Diversity & Inclusion (D&I) of legal professionals \u2013 especially lawyers \u2013 in law firms and corporate legal departments.\u00a0 This Guide can be used for presentations and trainings to legal teams in law firms or corporate legal departments.\u00a0 It can also be used for individual education and reference.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_separator color=”black” align=”align_left” border_width=”4″][vc_custom_heading text=”Diversity in the EU” font_container=”tag:h3|text_align:left” google_fonts=”font_family:Ubuntu%3A300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C500%2C500italic%2C700%2C700italic|font_style:500%20bold%20regular%3A500%3Anormal”][vc_single_image image=”34629″ img_size=”200×200″ onclick=”custom_link” link=”https:\/\/ipo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/DiversityinIPProfesstionalsinEurope-publish.pdf”][vc_column_text]The premise of this whitepaper is to review diversity metrics in the Intellectual Property (\u201cIP\u201d) space in Europe with the hopes of empowering all members of the population to contribute successfully to the innovation and IP industries.\u00a0 This whitepaper focuses on gender and ethnic minority representation in the EU and UK, and it includes looking at law firms, corporations, and government agencies such as WIPO, EPO and UKIPO.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Webinars” tab_id=”1572316894644-79729598-aa1a” el_class=”membership”][vc_custom_heading text=”Webinars” use_theme_fonts=”yes”][vc_column_text 0=”” css=””]On-Demand Webinars on Diversity<\/strong><\/p>\n