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  • Johnson, Hank 200 Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"

    U.S. House of Representatives (D-GA) | Congressman for Georgia's 4th District

    In his eighth term in the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia’s Fourth Congressional District – which encompasses parts of DeKalb, Gwinnett and Newton counties and all of Rockdale County – Congressman Hank Johnson has distinguished himself as a substantive, effective lawmaker and a leading national progressive voice. Named one of the most effective Democrats in Congress by a University of Virginia and University of Vanderbilt study, Rep. Johnson has proven his ability to get things done.
  • Johnson, John headshot 200 Johnson, John T.

    Fish & Richardson | Principal

    John T. Johnson is a Principal in the New York office of Fish & Richardson and he works out of both its New York and Southern California offices. His practice focuses on utility patent, design patent, trademark, and copyright litigation. Mr. Johnson has tried patent cases before both judges and juries, as well as having argued Markman hearings in various district courts, including the Eastern District of Texas, the Southern District of New York, the Southern District of California, the District of Maryland, and the Western District of Texas.
  • Johnson, Matt

    Jones Day | Partner

    Matt Johnson is one of the Jones Day’s primary contacts on practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), where patentability of issued patents can be challenged. Currently chairing the Firm's PTAB area and involved in proceedings at the Board, including trials for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR), since the first day of their availability in September 2012, Matt regularly represents clients as both petitioners and patent owners at the Board. He further works as an advocate for clients in appeals from Board proceedings at the Federal Circuit. Matt is the administrator of Jones Day's PTAB Litigation Blog.
  • Johnson_Steven_headshot_200 Johnson, Stephen

    Bristol Myers Squibb | Senior Director, Molecular Structure and Design

    Stephen leads a team of scientists focused on computational chemistry, cheminformatics, and structural biology within Small Molecule Drug Discovery at Bristol Myers Squibb. His research focuses on the combination of physics-based modeling methods with machine learning algorithms to advance the identification and design of drug candidates.
  • Jones, Forrest

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

    Forrest Jones focuses on patent litigation, including inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), as well as district court matters, investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC), and appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has technical and legal experience in various areas of electrical and computer engineering, including GaN Transistors, solar cells and panels, LEDs, coupled inductors, computer software, signal processing, wireless networking, power electronics, power generation, and consumer electronics such as televisions, laptop computers, smartphones, and gaming systems. He works with clients across the globe, including in the United States, China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, and Germany.
  • Ryan Jones - 200 Gareth Jones

    BenevolentAI | Vice President of Intellectual Property

    Gareth Jones is one of the world's leading IP strategists (IAM Strategy 300). He is Vice President of Intellectual Property at BenevolentAI.
  • Jones, Ian

    Gill Jennings & Every LLP | Partner

    Ian Jones, PhD is a Partner at Gill Jennings & Every, LLP in London, England. Drawing on over a decade of experience, Ian advises pharmaceutical and industrial chemistry companies, as well as those in the biotechnology and medical devices sectors, on how to protect their innovation and leverage the value of their intellectual property.
  • Jordan Rae Kelly

    FTI Consulting | Senior Managing Director

    Jordan Rae Kelly is a Senior Managing Director in the Cybersecurity practice and is based in Washington, D.C. Ms. Kelly has more than 12 years of experience managing cyber policy planning and coordinating incident response.
  • Jordan, Christina

    Tune Therapeutics | Senior Director, Intellectual Property

    Christina is Senior Director, Intellectual Property at Tune Therapeutics, where she leads IP portfolio strategy, development, and management for various programs including epigenome editing. Prior to joining Tune, she managed global IP portfolio strategy for various programs including cell therapy and gene editing at Juno Therapeutics/Celgene/Bristol Myers Squibb. Previously, she was in-house patent counsel at CoMotion, the University of Washington’s Technology Transfer Office, where she managed all aspects of the life sciences and chemistry patent portfolios for the University of Washington.
  • Jordan, Lynn M.

    Kelly IP | Founding Partner

    For the past 30 years, Lynn Jordan has devoted herself to representing clients in all aspects of trademark law, from selection of marks through federal court appeals. She is particularly adept at helping clients understand the business and legal risks associated with the adoption, use, and registration of trademarks. Lynn has handled countless clearance, prosecution, and enforcement matters, and regularly speaks and writes on a variety of trademark topics.
  • Jose L. Linares

    US District Court of New Jersey | Chief Judge

  • Joseph, Hanna200 Joseph, Hannah

    Beck Reed Riden LLP | Senior Counsel

    Hannah T. Joseph is Senior Counsel at Beck Reed Riden LLP, where she focuses her practice on the growing areas of trade secrets and restrictive covenants law, employee mobility, and unfair competition.
  • Joyal, Jason

    Partner | Kelly IP

    Jason Joyal specializes in trademark, trade dress, copyright, false advertising, and unfair competition litigation and counseling. He represents clients in diverse industries in federal courts throughout the country, and routinely before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
  • Julia-Belagorudsky Julia Belagorudsky

    Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C. | Associate

    Julia Belagorudsky is an intellectual property lawyer at Fross Zelnick Lehrman & Zissu, P.C., where she helps clients realize the value in their intellectual property and brand identity.
  • Julie McCarthy Julie McCarthy

    Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Institute | General Counsel and Vice President of Legal

    Julie McCarthy joined the Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF) in September 2014 as General Counsel and Vice-President of Legal.
  • Jungreis, Rivka

    Teva Pharmaceuticals USA | Patent Litigator

    Rivka Jungreis is a patent litigator at Teva Pharmaceuticals USA. She handles an extensive docket of pharmaceutical patent litigation involving Teva’s generic, branded, biologic, and biosimilar products. Rivka also advises the company on a variety of trade secret, FDA regulatory, and antitrust issues in the pharma space.
  • Kahana, Eran

    Edelman

    Eran Kahana is an AI, cybersecurity, and intellectual property lawyer as well as a Fellow at Stanford Law School, a member of the Advisory Board of Stanford Law School’s Stanford Artificial Intelligence & Law Society, an adjunct professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School, and a member of the Scientific Council of the Israeli Association for Ethics in Artificial Intelligence.
  • Kahana_Eran_200 Kahana, Eran

    Maslon LLP | Attorney

    Eran Kahana is an experienced attorney concentrating his practice on cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and intellectual property law. He counsels clients on a wide variety of matters related to cybersecurity, privacy, technology law, artificial intelligence, trademarks, patents, and copyright issues.
  • Kahlersquare200 Kahler, Rachel

    General Mills | Patent Agent

    Dr. Rachel Kahler is a registered U.S. patent agent with General Mills, Inc. in the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. Dr. Kahler joined General Mills in 2013, after working for more than 7 years in law firms preparing and prosecuting patent applications and having support roles in portfolio management, litigation, and freedom to operate investigations. Over more than 15 years, Dr. Kahler has worked with a variety of technologies, but currently focuses on food, biotechnology, and chemistry-related patent prosecution and portfolio management.
  • Randall-E-Kahnke Kahnke, Randall E.

    Faegre Baker Daniels LLP | Partner

    Randy Kahnke has been the lead trial attorney on cases from New York to California and touching three continents. He represents clients in complex commercial and intellectual property litigation, and protects the valuable trade secrets and intellectual property that are critical to clients’ businesses.