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  • 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.
  • Fortunato, Michael

    Rubin Fortunato | Chairman and CEO

    Michael Fortunato has significant experience litigating restrictive covenant and trade secret matters for broker-dealers before FINRA. He also has represented clients in trials and arbitrations under Sarbanes-Oxley, Title VII, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Equal Pay Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and their state counterparts. He also has prosecuted and defended common law claims arising out of employment relationships, including wrongful termination, constructive discharge, retaliation, defamation, fraud, and breach of contract. Mike has extensive experience mediating employment-related claims and successfully obtained a defense verdict and then a plaintiff’s verdict in two unrelated jury trials under the Sarbanes-Oxley whistleblower protections.
  • Foster, Lauren

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Associate Director, Licensing

    Lauren C. Foster is the Associate Director, Licensing of MIT’s Technology Licensing Office (TLO), leading a team of individuals focusing on the commercialization of innovations in the biomedical, biotechnology, medical device and other life sciences fields.
  • Franklin, Tom

    Mughal Gaudry and Franklin PC | Founding Partner

    Thomas Franklin (“Tom”) is a founding partner of the minority owned law firm Mughal Gaudry and Franklin PC. He focuses his practice on patent prosecution, licensing, and intellectual capital management with 30 years of experience. Tom is expert in portfolio management, IP audits, due diligence, and strategic planning processes.
  • 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, conducting due diligence, and preparing and filing requests for patent term adjustment (PTA) and patent term extension (PTE). He is an active member of AIPLA, currently serving as Vice Chair of the IP Practice in Japan Committee.
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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.
  • Markus R. Frick Frick, Markus R.

    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.
  • Fried, Ian

    DME Law LLP | Founding Partner

    Ian Fried has spent two decades at the intersection of media and technology. He serves as Chair of DEG.AI, the AI-focused alliance within DEG: The Digital Entertainment Group, and as DEG’s General Counsel. He is also a founding partner of DME Law LLP, a boutique firm that advises companies ranging from Fortune 500 enterprises to early-stage startups. As a fractional executive and advisor, he works with major studios, producers, platforms, technology and machine learning companies on AI strategy, rights frameworks, content creation, distribution and protection. His career tracks the industry’s major turning points: helping build Paramount’s digital business, structuring the Netflix deal for House of Cards, and shaping YouTube’s creator-centric original content strategy. Today he works across the divide between Hollywood and Silicon Valley, helping companies navigate transformation.