Chips Names Nina Totenberg to the Hall Of Fame

ChIPs is delighted to announce our 2021 Hall of Fame honoree, Nina Totenberg. Ms. Totenberg is NPR’s award-winning legal affairs correspondent and began her journalism career at a time when women were a rarity in the newsroom. Ms. Totenberg’s coverage of the Supreme Court and…

ChIPs Names Ursula Burns to the Hall of Fame

We’re delighted to announce our 2020 Hall of Fame honoree – barrier breaking business executive, CEO and corporate board director Ursula Burns. Ms. Burns, who has extensive international experience of large companies confronting technology change of their industries, is the Retired Chairman and CEO of…

Victoria Espinel Joins ChIPs Board of Directors

SAN FRANCISCO (October 15, 2020) ChIPs, a nonprofit organization focused on advancing women in technology, law and policy, proudly welcomes longtime supporter, Victoria Espinel, to its Board of Directors. Ms. Espinel is a highly respected authority on the intersection of technology innovation, global markets, and…

More than 100 ChIPsters Named Top Patent Professionals

Congratulations to the many ChIPsters who made IAM Media’s list of Top Patent Professionals. We’re incredibly proud that there are over 100 ChIPs members on this list! The IAM Patent 1000 is commonly regarded as the definitive ‘go-to’ resource for those seeking to identify world-class,…

Our Pro Bono Opportunity Portal: A Partnership with Paladin

We’re excited to announce a partnership with Paladin, an organization dedicated to increasing access to justice by helping legal teams run more efficient pro bono programs. Through the nationwide disaster relief pro bono portal developed jointly with the ABA Young Lawyers Division’s Disaster Legal Services…

Marie Weisfeiler Awarded 2020 Rachel Krevans Scholarship

Congratulations to Marie Weisfeiler, of Columbia Law School, recipient of our 2020 Rachel Krevans Scholarship! Growing up, Marie’s family instilled in her the importance of diverse ideas and perspectives. Having fled their native land under the threat of tyranny and persecution and being welcomed into…

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…

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…

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…

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…

ChIPs Names Jamie Gorelick to Hall of Fame

ChIPs is delighted to announce its 2019 Hall of Fame honoree, Jamie Gorelick, one of Washington’s best-known lawyers, whose career has spanned the legal, government and corporate landscape and who is expert at solving difficult issues at the intersection of law and policy.  Gorelick is…

​​Hon. Michelle K. Lee Testifies at Congressional Hearing

On February 11, 2019, the USPTO released “Progress and Potential: A profile of women inventors on U.S. patents,” a report on the trends and characteristics of U.S. women inventors named on U.S. patents granted from 1976 through 2016. The report showed that women still comprise…