Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Girls Have No Limits
In the past decade, only 4% of patents have been held by solely by women inventors, despite the groundbreaking contributions by amazing women in IP across the globe. As an organization focused on the advancement of women across tech policy and law, our chapters are busy working to empower women in their regions. Earlier in […]
Community – Empowering and Fun in DC
On January 14, 2020, the ChIPs DC chapter came together with Betsy Fisher to put on 2020: New Year, New You. ChIPs asked a new DC ChIPster to write about her experience as a first time ChIPs event attendee. Below, Annette Puente shares her impressions from this informal networking event. I attended the “2020: New […]
ChIPs Welcomes Next Generation of Board Members
SAN FRANCISCO (February 19, 2020) — ChIPs, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women in technology, law and policy, welcomed four new board directors last month. Effective January 1, 2020, Katherine Minarik (General Counsel, Dyson-Americas), Sarita Venkat, (Head of IP Transactions, Apple Inc.), Cyndi Wheeler (Director, Intellectual Property, Slack) and Jennifer Yokoyama (Deputy General Counsel, […]
How and Why to Scale Your Corporate Pro Bono Program
Recent reports show that 5.1 billion people around the world – 2/3 of the world’s population – lack meaningful access to justice. Millennial attorneys may be motivated by more meaningful work, as are many of us; a survey of employees last year showed that 70% think companies should address societal problems, 85% said good corporate citizenship is important where […]
Noreen Krall Honored by DU’s Sturm College of Law
ChIPs co-founder Noreen Krall was honored by her alma mater, The University of Denver Sturm College of Law, on October 23, 2019. The school held its annual DU Law Stars Dinner on Oct. 23, 2019 recognizing Noreeen, along with Presiding Disciplinary Judge of the Colorado Supreme Court William Lucero; and Alexi Freeman, associate professor of […]
Are Your Friendships at Work Holding You Back?
Last year, Mallun Yen, ChIPs Co-founder and CEO, explored the question of whether women’s friendships are holding them back in their careers and wrote about her findings in her Fortune.com article “How Friendship Holds Women Back in Their Careers–and What They Can Do About It“. Caroline Fairchild recently wrote an article for her “Working Together” […]
Philadelphia Chapter Event: Breast Cancer Awareness
On October 23, 2019, our Philadelphia ChIPsters gathered to raise awareness of breast cancer and enjoy pink treats and inspiring words. We had a great turnout for the program and judging from the evaluations received, it was a resounding success. The event, held at the Philadelphia office of BakerHostetler, paid tribute to Breast Cancer Awareness […]
Moving the Needle
5 firms, $5,000,000, 5 years. Congratulations to Caren Ulrich Stacy and her team at Diversity Lab. Five major law firms have joined together with 26 general counsel from prominent corporations to create a $5 million ”Move the Needle” fund that will incubate ideas to combat the persistent problem of a lack of diversity and inclusion […]
Atlanta Chapter Leader Tori Silas Featured on Law.com
“Atlanta makes sense when you consider how much the technology industry is growing here—whether from the startup perspective or with big companies like NCR relocating to metro Atlanta, plus universities like Georgia Tech,” -Tori Silas ChIPs’ newly launched Atlanta chapter and its’ leader Tori Silas were featured on Law.com! Tori discusses our expansion into Atlanta […]
StubHub Vice President and General Counsel Stephanie Burns Joins ChIPs Board
SAN FRANCISCO (AUGUST 2, 2019) – ChIPs, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women in technology, law and policy, announced today Stephanie Burns has joined the Board of Directors. Ms. Burns is Vice President and General Counsel at StubHub, the world’s most trusted ticket marketplace with tickets available for over 10 million live sports, music […]