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  • 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.
  • Jennifer-Fraser Fraser, Jennifer

    Dykema Gossett | Member

    Jennifer Fraser is a Member in Dykema Gossett's Washington, D.C. office and is Chair of the Trademark Practice Group. Ms. Fraser represents many Fortune 500 companies and well-known brands across a variety of industries, and her practice includes trademark prosecution, counseling and litigation.
  • Freddie Park

    Park IP Consulting

  • Frederick, Mareesa

    Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP | Partner

    Mareesa Frederick, a partner in Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP’s Washington, DC office, focuses on complex, high-stakes intellectual property litigation, with a particular emphasis on Section 337 proceedings before the International Trade Commission (ITC). She was named by The Legal 500 U.S. as a Next Generation Lawyer for ITC patent litigation. Mareesa also has extensive experience counseling clients on trade secret guidance, pre-trial strategy, strategic licensing opportunities, and patent portfolios.
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    Winstead, PC | Of Counsel

    Justin Freeman is a member of Winstead’s Corporate, Securities/M&A Practice Group.
  • Freeman, Will

    Omni Bridgeway | Investment Manager and Legal Counsel

    Will Freeman is an Investment Manager and Legal Counsel at Omni Bridgeway where he manages intellectual property investments and leads Omni Bridgeway’s European intellectual property investment initiatives. Before joining Omni Bridgeway he was a Principal at Fish & Richardson where he litigated high-stakes patent disputes in U.S. District Courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and arbitration.
  • Freistein, Andrew

    Wenderoth | Partner

    Andrew Freistein is a Partner in Wenderoth’s pharmaceutical and chemical practice group. His practice includes drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the chemical and pharmaceutical arts, providing infringement and invalidity opinions, and preparing and filing requests for patent term adjustment (PTA) and patent term extension (PTE). Andrew’s practice focuses on small molecule drugs, pharmaceutical compositions, synthetic preparation, methods of treatment, drug delivery, dosage forms, polymorphs, agrochemicals and glass compositions. Andrew is an active member of the patent bar. He has been a delegate of the AIPLA IP Practice in Japan Committee’s trips to Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, an organizer and moderator many webinars on chemical and pharmaceutical patent law, and a President of the Patent Lawyers Club of Washington.
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    FBI National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center | Supervisory Special Agent

    Special Agent Jennifer L. French graduated from Boston College Law School in 1990 and practiced banking and bankruptcy law in the Boston area for 6 years, primarily for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. She joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a Special Agent in 1996 and was stationed in the Chicago Division for over 20 years. In June of 2019, SA French was selected to join the FBI’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center as a Supervisory Special Agent, which is her current assignment.
  • Frey, Alison

    Dickinson Wright, PLLC | Member

    Alison Frey (Member, Dickinson Wright, PLLC, Austin): Alison Frey focuses her practice on trademarks, copyrights, intellectual property, business technology and emerging business. Ms. Frey regularly advises clients on trademark matters, including trademark clearance and protection, policing, rebranding, licensing and global brand protection strategies, and her practice includes management of domestic and international trademark portfolios across a myriad of industries, including the cannabis industry.
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    Walder Wyss Ltd. | Partner

    Markus Frick is heading up the Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Competition Team. He specializes in all aspects of intellectual property law with a particular focus on trademark, patent and unfair competition law.
  • Friedland, Michael

    Knobbe Martens | Partner

    Michael Friedland is a partner at Knobbe Martens in Irvine, California and is the co-chair of its Litigation Practice Group. In three decades of practice, he has represented clients in hundreds of patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright cases across the country. He previously served as the co-chair of the Firm’s Trademark and Brand Protection Litigation practice group and its Consumer Products Litigation practice group.
  • Friesen, Kyle

    Shook Hardy & Bacon | Of Counsel

    Kyle focuses his practice on intellectual property law, with an emphasis on litigating patent disputes. He has represented clients in district courts and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in cases involving a wide range of technologies that include chemicals, medical devices, semiconductors, financial services and consumer electronics. Kyle also has represented clients in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office through final decision and subsequent appeals.
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    New York University School of Law | Professor of Law

    Professor Jeanne Fromer specializes in intellectual property, including copyright, patent, trademark, trade secret, and design protection laws. She is a faculty co-director of the Engelberg Center on Innovation Law & Policy. In 2011, Fromer was awarded the American Law Institute’s inaugural Young Scholars Medal for her scholarship in intellectual property. 
  • Fuga, Anthony

    Holland & Knight | Partner

    Anthony Fuga is a Chicago litigator and trial lawyer in Holland & Knight's Intellectual Property Group. He is experienced in all forms of IP litigation, including patent, trade secret, trademark, copyright, and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) cases. Anthony has had significant success arguing Section 101 patent eligibility matters, including a multitude of wins at various district courts, along with a number of associated appellate victories at the Federal Circuit. Anthony is also the editor of Holland & Knight's Section 101 Blog, which features case-law updates, news from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and updates on potential amendments to Section 101 of the Patent Act.
  • Furiani, Tara

    Tarabull Media | CEO

    With over two decades of transformative leadership under her belt, Tara shatters the conventional, often stodgy, paradigms of HR and corporate culture, bringing humanity back into the workplace. Sporting dual Master's degrees in Psychology and Organizational Leadership, Tara's academic mettle is as rock-solid as her real-world chops. Her slew of advanced certifications isn't just for show; it’s her toolkit for crafting highly responsive, agile organizations. She’s been the mastermind behind multiple industry-defining shifts during her 13 years as a Chief People Officer for companies valued over $6 billion and employing more than 10,000 people worldwide.
  • G. Christopher Ritter

    The Focal Point LLC

  • Gadde, Sreekar

    Blue Tree Capital Group | Executive Director

    Sree is a Managing Partner for BlueTree VC, a Series A investment fund headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA. As Managing Partner, he leverages his background in engineering, law, and business to assist portfolio companies to efficiently use their capital to bring solutions for unresolved need in large markets. This involves mentoring portfolio companies to manage their capital runways as they balance spending to bring solutions to market.
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    Cozen O'Connor | Co-Chair, Intellectual Property Litigation

    Jim has handled hundreds of cases involving patents, theft of trade secrets, restrictive covenants, trademarks, unfair competition, and internet disputes. He has appeared in over 400 federal cases in more than 48 federal district and circuit courts, as well as handled hundreds of injunctions in over 35 different states around the nation.