ChIPs Closeup: Q&A with Twin Cities Chapter
Kirsten Donaldson, Vice President, Legal, Digital Media Association (DiMA) Robin Sannes, Partner, Dicke, Billig & Czaja, PLLC Q. When did the chapter form? “The chapter formed in 2019 and celebrated with a launch party at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, MN hosted by the intellectual property law firm Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner, P.A. We […]
Celebrating International Women’s Day All Month Long
Hello, ChIPsters—thanks for helping us celebrate International Women’s Day all month long.! Here are some of the initiatives led by members and member organizations: Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium, part two: Trends and opportunities Register today for part two of our Women’s Entrepreneurship Symposium. This event focuses on the economic impact of women in business and how social […]
Change is in the Air for Spring – ChIPs Board Leadership Updates
In March 2021, ChIPs Board Chair and Co-founder Noreen Krall, Chief Litigation Officer at Apple, moved to Board Director Emeritus status, and the ChIPs Board of Directors unanimously elected Board Member Katherine Minarik, Vice President and Deputy General Counsel at Coinbase, into the role of Board Chair. For more than a decade, Noreen Krall has […]
The Summer of ChIPs: Our Lineup of Student Programming
We’re thrilled to announce the launch of summer programming for ChIPs Student members. Summer is an important time for students to build their professional skills and network. Typically this starts with their summer programs, but this year, due to COVID-19, summer programs have gone remote, been shortened, or even canceled. This leaves students at a […]
Virtual Event Recap: Building Trust and Rapport in a Virtual Medium with Cara Hale Alter
On May 1st, we hosted the webinar “Building Trust and Rapport in a Virtual Medium with Cara Hale Alter.” Cara is the Founder and President of SpeechSkills and author of “The Credibility Code”. Cara shared her insights on the advantages and disadvantages of virtual communication and her advice on how to use virtual communication to […]
Embracing Change and Uncertainty: a Conversation
On April 3, 2020, Laetitia Benard in Paris and I in London welcomed ChIPsters across Europe (and the US) for a virtual event on change and uncertainty. Joined by ChIPs Board Members Jennifer Yokoyama (Deputy GC of IP Group and Chief IP Counsel at Microsoft), Sarita Venkat (Head of Global IP Transactions at Apple) and […]
Virtual Event Recap: Why We Should All Double Down on Diversity and Inclusion Right Now
On April 16th, ChIPs hosted our first Virtual Roundtable, “Why We Should All Double Down on Diversity & Inclusion Right Now,” with Diversity Lab’s Caren Ulrich Stacy and Leila Hock. The 2008 recession increased gender and racial minority inequalities and the pay gap among those groups significantly. As a profession, it has taken us almost […]
We’re All in This Together: Atlanta Virtual Event Recap
We are all in this together. ChIPs was formed through personal connection – seven women joining forces, and having conversations. Today we are a community of more than 3,000 women globally…and last week we discovered the power of virtual community and connection. On April 8th, the ChIPs Atlanta chapter hosted “Maintaining Our Connections During Challenging […]
Member Spotlight: Hon. Elizabeth Laporte
ChIPs Member Spotlight: Hon. Elizabeth Laporte Hon. Elizabeth D. Laporte (Ret.) spent more than two decades as a United States magistrate judge for the Northern District of California. As Chief United States Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of California (2013 to 2015), she presided over numerous civil cases with the parties’ consent, with a […]
ChIP Leadership Join for a Virtual Conversation on “Leading in Times of Turmoil”
Last week ChIPs leadership hosted a virtual roundtable with our ChIPs community of women in tech, law and policy. The conversation spotlighted how these women are leading their teams and organizations during this time of turmoil. As a follow-up to this dialogue, we have included below some of the sage advice and inspiration shared by […]