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  • Farley, Christine Haight

    American University Washington College of Law | Professor of Law

    Christine Haight Farley is a Professor of Law at American University Washington College of Law where she teaches Intellectual Property, Trademark Law, Contracts, Art Law, and Advertising Law. She serves as Co-Faculty Director of the Program on Information Justice and Intellectual Property and previously served as Associate Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs. At American, Professor Farley has received the Excellence in Teaching Award and the Edwin A. Mooers Scholarship Award. She has been a visiting professor at Boston University, the University of Paris West, the University of Puerto Rico, the University of Havana, Monash University, and the National Law University in Lucknow, India, and has given lectures on intellectual property in more than twenty-five countries.
  • Farrell, William Farrell, Jr., William P.

    Longford Capital Management, LP | Managing Director and General Counsel

    Bill is responsible for the overall operations of Longford Capital, with a particular focus on transaction sourcing, investment selection, and portfolio management.
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    Covington & Burling LLP | Partner

    Holly Fechner is a Partner at Covington & Burling LLP and Executive Director of Invent Together. Invent Together is dedicated to understanding the gender, race, and other diversity gaps in invention and patenting, and supporting public policy and private initiatives to close them. Nationally ranked by Chambers, Fechner is co-chair of Covington’s technology industry group and received the 2019 American Lawyer Magazine "Dealmaker of the Year" award. Fechner formerly served as Policy Director for Senator Edward M. Kennedy (D-Massachusetts) and Chief Counsel for the Senate Health, Education, Labor & Pensions Committee. She graduated from Oberlin College and received her law degree from the University of Michigan.
  • Feldman, Jeffrey D. 200x200 Feldman, Jeff

    Trailblazer | Partner and Co-Founder

    Jeff maintains an active trial and appellate practice, focusing on complex civil and criminal matters.
  • Feng-200 Feng, Li

    Finnegan | Partner

    Dr. Feng practices patent litigation before U.S. district courts, post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), patent prosecution, opinions and counseling, and due diligence.
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    Finnegan | Partner

    Elizabeth Ferrill is a partner in the Washington D.C. office of Finnegan LLP. Elizabeth counsels clients who hold design patents as well as those accused of infringement. She has prosecuted families of design patents before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), directed prosecution in foreign countries, and argued appeals before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). She also litigates design patent matters at the U.S. district court level that include trade dress claims.
  • Fiacco_Barbara200 Fiacco, Barbara A.

    Foley Hoag, LLP | Co-Chair, Patent Litigation Practice

    Barbara Fiacco is Co-Chair of the Patent Litigation Practice and represents clients in complex intellectual property and patent litigation matters. Her technology-related practice focuses on the biomedical field, including counsel to companies with activities focusing on recombinant DNA, monoclonal antibodies, small molecule compounds, drug delivery, molecular diagnostics, and medical devices. She has defended pharmaceutical and life sciences clients in significant patent infringement lawsuits that have resulted in summary judgment or other favorable outcomes for her clients. Barbara is also the Immediate Past President of AIPLA
  • Finell, Judith

    Judith Finell MusicServices | Musicologist

    Judith Finell is a musicologist and the president of Judith Finell MusicServices Inc., a music consulting firm in New York and Los Angeles, founded 25 years ago in New York. Since then, she has served as consultant and expert witness involving music copyright infringement, advised on artist career and project development, and a wide variety of music industry topics. Recently, Ms. Finell was honored to be the 2018 commencement speaker at UCLA’s Herb Albert School of Music. She was also interviewed by NBC/Universal for a 2018 documentary entitled “The Universality of Music,” in which she discussed the ways in which she sees music as being an international language that can bridge cultural barriers that spoken language does not.
  • Fink, Benjamin

    Berman Fink Van Horn, P.C. | Shareholder

    Benjamin Fink is a shareholder at Berman Fink Van Horn P.C. in Atlanta, Georgia. His practice focuses on business and commercial litigation with an emphasis on competition-related disputes, including noncompetes and trade secrets. A published author on restrictive covenants, he blogs regularly on noncompete and trade secret topics (www.bfvlaw.com/blogs) and serves as a co-host of the Fairly Competing podcast. In recognition of his thought leadership in the trade secrets arena, he was invited to attend The Inaugural Sedona Conference on Developing Best Practices for Trade Secrets Issues that was held in December 2017. He served on the Sedona Conference drafting team for Principles/Best Practices Commentary on Protecting Trade Secrets in Litigation as part of Working Group 12 on Trade Secrets. He currently serves as Chair of the Trade Secrets Committee of the AIPLA.
  • Fink, Karl

    Fitch Even | Partner

    Karl R. Fink has been a partner at Fitch Even since 1995 and is co-chair of the Litigation Practice Group. His practice includes all aspects of commercial litigation and intellectual property litigation, creation, management, enforcement, and licensing, with particular emphasis on patent litigation. Karl has been a full-time first-chair trial lawyer since 1981, handling hundreds of lawsuits in state and federal courts across the country, both at trial and on appeal, as well as in the International Trade Commission. His litigation practice also includes the handling of inter partes reviews in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
  • Fink, Katie

    Banner & Witcoff | Attorney

    Recognized as one of Chicago’s most notable women lawyers, Katie represents clients in litigation and provides counseling on a broad range of issues involving patents, trademarks, trade dress, copyrights and trade secrets. Katie has significant experience managing and litigating intellectual property matters. Knowledgeable in all aspects of litigation from discovery and motion practice to trial and appeal, she has successfully achieved her clients’ business goals in enforcing intellectual property rights and defending against infringement allegations.
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    McKool Smith | Associate

    Rudolph “Rudy” Fink IV is an associate in McKool Smith's Dallas office.
  • Finnie, Peter

    Potter Clarkson | Attorney

    Peter works with a long and growing list of European start-up companies, advising them on how to develop their IP strategies in a way that will build and support exit value.
  • Fischer, Michael

    Forresters IP LLP | Partner

    Michael Fischer is a Partner at Forresters IP LLP, a European Patent Attorney, a European Trade Mark Attorney, and a German Patent Attorney located in Munich, Germany. As both a European and German Patent Attorney, Michael is often involved in prosecution and oppositions at both the European Patent Office and German Patent and Trade Mark Office. He also has experience in appeal proceedings and is skilled in drafting patent applications. He is also extremely well-versed in German utility model law, particularly branching off utility models from European patent, PCT and German patent applications, and utility model cancellation proceedings.
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    Lott & Fischer, PL | Founding Partner

    Ury Fischer is a founding partner of Lott & Fischer. Mr. Fischer dedicates his practice to patent and trademark procurement and intellectual property litigation. Mr. Fischer’s patent procurement practice concentrates in the areas of mechanical and electrical arts, software and business methods. Mr. Fischer has represented a diverse group of U.S. and foreign-based clients in patent, trademark, copyright and computer law litigation matters.
  • Fisher, William "Skip"

    Potomac Law Group | Partner

    William (Skip) Fisher is a Partner in Potomac Law Group’s Intellectual Property, Litigation, and Technology and IP Transactions practices. His practice focuses on strategic counselling, high-stakes litigation, and complex licensing in all areas of intellectual property, and he has a niche practice in Chinese intellectual property law, practice, and procedure.
  • Fitch, Elizabeth S.

    Righi Fitch Law Group | Attorney

    Elizabeth S. Fitch is a founding member of Righi Fitch Law Group.
  • Fluhr, Michael

    DLA Piper | Of Counsel

    Michael Fluhr counsels and defends companies in a wide variety of complex, commercial disputes. Michael focuses his practice on the financial sector, including the blockchain and digital asset space, where he advises and defends exchanges, issuers, NFT platforms and creators, and related companies. Sought-after for his deep understanding of the space and technology, Michael has been quoted in media and regularly publishes and speaks about issues germane to blockchain and digital assets, including securities analysis, intellectual property rights, and regulation of the NFT space.
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    Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner | Principal

    Brad Forrest is a Principal at Schwegman and is also General Counsel and Chairman. Brad drafts and prosecutes patent applications over a diverse range of high technology, from nanotech and electrical to complex software algorithms, semiconductors, and computer architecture in addition to provide strategic advice regarding patent strategies and opinion work.
  • Franklyn, David

    Golden Gate University | Professor of Law

    David Franklyn is a prominent law professor who is considered one of the nation's preeminent experts on intellectual property and technology law. He joined the faculty of Golden Gate University in 2018.