Intuit Lawyer Takes GC Spot at Tanium
Anirma Gupta, former vice president and deputy general counsel at Intuit Inc., has joined Tanium Inc. as the company’s general counsel. She was with Intuit for more than 11 years, working on intellectual property, anti-piracy work and product counseling… Read The Full Article »
2015 Innovator Awards: Mallun Yen
When RPX Corp. brought together more than 40 technology companies last year to license 4,000 Rockstar patents for $900 million, Cisco Systems Inc. general counsel Mark Chandler hailed the defensive patent aggregator for organizing “a consortium of unprecedented scale.” How complex and innovative was the deal? Well, Chandler and RPX Executive Vice President Mallun Yen […]
2015 ChIPs Hall of Fame Honorees: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Professor Jane C. Ginsburg
ChIPs is proud to announce the 2015 ChIPs Hall of Fame honorees who will be inducted into the ChIPs Hall of Fame on October 27th. This year, ChIPs has the distinct privilege of honoring Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for her long and distinguished career as a lawyer, law teacher, and jurist, and her daughter Professor […]
Julie Mar-Spinola appointed to the prestigious Patent Public Advisory Committee for the USTPO
“[I] am truly honored to be a member of PPAC and to be able to serve our country through this role,” says Mar-Spinola. “Patent issues are at the forefront of business and American life, and I am eager to assist the USTPO in ensuring that the nation’s technological progress continues on an upward trajectory…” Read […]
ChIPs Co-Founder Michelle Lee Confirmed as Director of the USPTO
We are thrilled to offer our heartfelt congratulations to ChIPs co-founder and board member emeritus Michelle Lee, who was confirmed on March 9th by the US Senate as Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Formerly the Head of Patents and Patent Strategy at […]
The Rise of Stiletto Networks – Top 5 Women’s Power Circles
Based in: Silicon Valley Co-founders: Anirma Gupta, Deputy General Counsel, Intuit Noreen Krall, Chief Litigation Counsel, Apple Michelle Lee, Director of the Silicon Valley United States Patent and Trademark Office Julie Mar-Spinola, VP Legal, Alta Devices Mona Sabet, VP, Business Development, Cadence Design Systems Emily Ward, Deputy General Counsel, Technology and Patents, eBay Mallun Yen, Executive […]
The Clients Are Real, the Pitches Are Just for Practice
In-house counsel get pitched all the time, but they often see the same faces. On Thursday, they saw some new ones, thanks to an event aimed at giving female associates and junior partners a chance to practice winning business. “We see a lot of pitches, but—no surprise given the few women in senior leadership roles in […]
Making a Winning Pitch
ChIPs is pleased to announce its inaugural “Making a Winning Pitch” event. We are providing a group of sponsor law firms an opportunity to participate in a mock pitch session before a panel of senior in-house decision makers. This will be an invaluable forum for high-potential associates and junior partners to gain experience in both creating and presenting pitches to in-house clients and prospects.
Women’s work-Three steps closer to gender equality
The Recorder invited Mallun Yen, the executive vice president of RPX and the former head of global IP at Cisco, to deliver the keynote address at a Sept. 25 reception honoring The Recorder’s 50 Women Leaders in Tech Law. Below is a condensed version of her talk. Many of you know that I am a […]
ChIPs featured in Stiletto Network
Congratulations to Pamela Ryckman, celebrated author and journalist, on the May 16, 2013 launch of her book, Stiletto Network: Inside the Women’s Power Circles That Are Changing the Face of Business. We are proud that Pamela featured ChIPs as an example of a group of strong, intelligent women who use their influence to make a […]