Event

New York Intellectual Property Law Association | From Conception to the Patent Office: Women Inventors Across the U.S. and EU

Fish's Jasmine De Cock will moderate the panel "From Conception to the Patent Office: Women Inventors Across the U.S. and EU," presented by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association's Women's Committee, the NYIPLA's Young Lawyers' Committee, and the U.S. Bar-EPO Liaison Council on April 26.

Fish is proud to support the NYIPLA, which promotes the development and administration of intellectual property interests. The NYIPLA strives to educate the public and members of the bar and continually works with foreign associations to harmonize the substance and interpretation of international conventions for the protection of IP.

From Conception to the Patent Office: Women Inventors Across the U.S. and EU
Wednesday, April 26, 2023 | 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. ET

The European Patent Office published a study in November 2022 looking at women's participation in inventive activity across time, country, technology, and applicant type. Despite there being more women graduates in STEM fields, the number of women inventors trails behind the number of male inventors. During the panel, we will discuss the key findings of this EPO study, provide a comparison within the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), and discuss potential shared solutions to this common transatlantic issue. Panelists will provide their perspective from the patent office, academia, and industry.

Moderator:

  • Jasmine De Cock, Associate, Fish & Richardson

Panelists:

  • Dr. Natalya Bailey, Chief Operating Officer, Curated Innovation
  • Karin Ferriter, Senior Advisor, Office of the Deputy Commissioner for Patents, USPTO
  • Alexis Hatzis, Patent Attorney, IBM
  • Yann Ménière, Chief Economist, European Patent Office
  • Taunya Phillips, Director, Office of Technology Commercialization, University of Kentucky
  • Roberta Romano-Götsch, Chief Sustainability Officer, European Patent Office

Registration is complimentary and attendees will earn up to 1.0 CLE credit.

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