ChIPs Awards Scholarships to IP Law Students from GW and UCLA
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, UNITED STATES, July 2, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — ChIPs Network, a global community of nearly 7,000 women in tech and IP law and policy, has awarded scholarships to two third-year law students: Monica Lee of the George Washington University Law School and Bertha Romero Madrigal of UCLA School of Law. The ChIPs scholarship […]
ChIPs Reports a Year of Growth and Change Around the World
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, USA, June 17, 2024 /EINPresswire.com/ — ChIPs Network, the global community representing more than 7,000 women in technology and intellectual property law and policy, has published its annual Impact Report outlining new growth and initiatives in the past year. “ChIPs is one community with 35 regional chapters and special-interest communities working together […]
ChIPs Issues Report on Women in Tech and IP Law and Policy
“There is a strong correlation between women in IP law and female inventorship. Inclusion of women and other underrepresented groups is critical to advancing a robust innovation ecosystem.”— Joan Toth ChIPs Network, the global community representing more than 7,000 women in technology and intellectual property law and policy, has released a new research report […]
ChIPs London & Kathi Vidal named among 50 most influential people in IP 2023
Managing IP, a news outlet focused on the intellectual property world, has named ChIPs London and Kathi Vidal, Director of the USPTO and longtime ChIPster, among the 50 most influential people in IP this year. Of the ChIPs London chapter, Managing IP highlighted their successes in securing changing to court guidelines for the patents division […]
ChIPs Global Summit: Women Making A Difference
ChIPs Global Summit’s 2023 opening keynote, “Leading Innovation for All,” included a power panel of four international policymakers who addressed “how inclusion and diversity can unlock innovation worldwide.” Innovation thrives from cross-pollinating ideas among people, including women, who think differently from each other and who come from varied experiences. Moderator Katherine Minarik (Coinbase) remarked that […]
Innovation Leaders Kick Off ChIPs Global Summit
Four of the world’s top IP policy makers launched the ChIPs Global Summit November 9, 2023, in San Francisco. Nearly 650 women in tech and IP law and policy from around the world attended the two-day event, which was themed “Inclusion for All.” The opening panel was moderated by ChIPs Board Chair Katherine Minarik, vice […]
Karen Robinson of Adobe Joins ChIPs Board
Karen Robinson, vice president and associate general counsel at Adobe, has been named to the board of directors of ChIPs Network Inc. “We are gratified that Karen Robinson has joined our board,” said CHIPs Executive Director Joan Toth. “Adobe is a leader in innovation, and Karen is a model of the legal talent today’s IP […]
NextGen Summit Embraces Change at USPTO
The ChIPs Network NextGen Summit 2023, an inspiring professional development gathering of women in technology and law, took flight with the theme of “tailwinds.” The event was held on September 19 at the USPTO Headquarters in Alexandria, VA. Joan Toth, ChIPs Executive Director, and Jackie Wright Bonilla, Deputy Chief Administrative Patent Judge at PTAB, opened […]
ChIPs Announces Scholarships for 2023
ChIPs Network has announced its 2023 ChIPs Scholarship recipients: Jada Bennett of Southern University Law Center of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Caroline Voelker of the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law in Concord, New Hampshire. Bennett and Voelker — who will each receive a scholarship of $10,000 — were selected from a competitive pool of […]
Moving Past the Harvard Admissions Decision
COMMENTARY All eyes were on Harvard, but now they must look forward. Lack of diversity in college admissions is devastating for many reasons but, as addressed by ChIPs Boston, college provides a pipeline for our future leaders. As we know, diversity is critical to advancements in tech, law and policy. Under Secretary of Commerce for […]