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USPTO | Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office

As the Regional Director of the Rocky Mountain Regional United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), since January 2016, Mollybeth (Molly) Kocialski carries out the strategic direction of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO, and is responsible for leading the Rocky Mountain regional office. Focusing on the nine states within this region and actively engaging with the community, Ms. Kocialski ensures the USPTO’s initiatives and programs are tailored to the region’s unique ecosystem of industries and stakeholders.

Koempel-Thomas, Bea

Lee & Hayes | Patent Attorney/Partner

Bea leads Lee & Hayes’ International Practice. She advises and assists clients on a variety of intellectual property issues including drafting patent applications for international prosecution to enhance the business value of assets and managing international patent portfolios.

Koenigsberg, I. Fred

Retired | Past President, AIPLA

I. Fred Koenigsberg has spent his career as an attorney specializing in copyright and related intellectual property law. A graduate of Cornell University (B.A., 1967), the Annenberg School of Communications of the University of Pennsylvania (M.A., 1969) and Columbia Law School (J.D., 1972), Koenigsberg spent the first 18 years of his career as in-house counsel for the American Society of Composers, Authors & Publishers (ASCAP). He then went into private practice as a partner in White & Case, LLP, from which he retired at the end of 2011.

Köhler, Martin

Hoyng ROKH Monegier | Partner

Martin Köhler has been an attorney since 1998. He is specialized in patent infringement litigation. Martin regularly represents clients in the areas of electronics, telecoms, mechanical and chemical engineering, automotive technology, pharmaceuticals and medical devices. He has been lead counsel in numerous patent litigation proceedings including parallel proceedings in other EU countries, the US and in China, Korea and Japan.

Kokjohn, Sydney

Donaldson Company | Counsel

Sydney R. Kokjohn is intellectual property counsel at Donaldson Company, Inc. (Bloomington, MN), a global leader in the filtration industry. Prior to joining Donaldson, she worked as a patent attorney at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP in Chicago, IL. Before attending law school, Sydney graduated from Iowa State University (B.S., Chemical Engineering) and was a product development engineer at 3M.

Kokolus, Violetta A.

Dechert, LLP | Partner

Violetta Kokolus advises on complex technology and intellectual property transactions.

Kole, Patrick

Idaho Potato Commission | Vice President Legal & Government Affairs

Patrick Kole is the Vice President, Legal & Government Affairs for the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC). Mr. Kole has practiced law for the past fourty-two (42) years. He has specialized for the last thirty-one (31) years with the IPC, where he focuses on legal and policy issues impacting agriculture; market access issues, including developing new markets for Idaho® potatoes; and research and technology issues. Mr. Kole has litigated certification mark cases, registered certification marks in jurisdictions around the world and developed legislation that amended the U.S. Lanham act. He has testified before the U.S. Congress several times. Mr. Kole also manages IPC’s government affairs at the Federal, State and local levels and directs the IPC’s Trademark licensing program.

Kong, T.O.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Partner

T.O. focuses on patent infringement actions, with a particular emphasis on the representation of prominent generic pharmaceutical companies in Hatch-Waxman Act litigation.

Konishi, Kay

Konishi & Nagaoka IP Firm

Konkoly-Thege, Kaniah

Quantinuum | Senior VP Government Relations

Kaniah Konkoly-Thege serves as the Chief Legal Officer and Senior Vice President of Government Relations for Quantinuum. Kaniah brings over 20 years of legal expertise spanning several industries including cybersecurity, nuclear security, and quantum computing technologies. Kaniah oversees Quantinuum’s legal and government affairs, where she leads a global team responsible for intellectual property, data privacy/security, commercial, corporate, employment, export control, litigation and compliance. In her government relations role, she regularly meets with key government and congressional leaders on trade concerns with emerging technologies, post-quantum cybersecurity preparedness, and supply chain matters.

Korn, David

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) | Vice President, IP and Law

David Korn is Vice President, Intellectual Property and Law for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA). He focuses on IP and related issues in Congress, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and other agencies, as well as amicus briefs in cases of interest to PhRMA. He has degrees in biomedical engineering from Duke and Northwestern and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.

Kovalcik, Jennifer

Community Health Systems | Vice President, Technology and Intellectual Property Counsel

Jennifer is Vice President, Technology & Intellectual Property Counsel for Community Health Systems.

Krall, Noreen

Apple, Inc. | Former Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel

Noreen is the former Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel for Apple Inc. She was responsible for all aspects of Apple’s global commercial and intellectual property litigation. She lead a team that handled one of the largest litigation dockets in the industry, including competitor and NPE patent litigation in venues across the globe, class actions, competition law cases, commercial disputes, mass tort, small claims and subpoenas.

Kramer, David B.

Gemini Risk Partners, LLC | Principal

David provides insurance brokerage and risk management to law firms nationwide. He oversees the procurement of professional liability insurance and delivery of risk management services to law firms ranging from one attorney to over 200 attorneys for approximately 200 law firms in 26 U.S. states. He also speaks nationally to various legal associations on insurance and risk.

Kraus, Jason

Partner | Nelson Mullins

Jason designs and implements international patent strategies that create maximum value for clients. He partners with clients to ensure products avoid infringing competitors' patents and to build international patent portfolios that provide a competitive business advantage. He also works with clients to enforce patents against competitors in patent infringement litigation. Jason has worked with clients in the fields of Medical Devices, Food & Agriculture, and 3D Printing.

Kresh, Joshua

George Mason University, Center for Intellectual Property & Innovation Policy | Managing Director

Joshua Kresh is the Managing Director of the Center for Intellectual Property x Innovation Policy (C-IP2) at George Mason University, Antonin Scalia Law School. He was previously an Associate with DLA Piper in Washington, D.C., where he practiced patent litigation. Joshua received his law degree with honors from The George Washington University Law School, and he holds master’s and bachelor’s degrees in computer science from Brandeis University. Joshua is the Chair of AIPLA’s New Lawyers Committee and Co-Mentoring Chair of the Giles Rich American Inn of Court, and he is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Krish Gupta

Dell Technologies | Senior Vice President, Litigation and Intellectual Property

Kristin Neuman

MPEG-LA

Kronengold, Steve

SRK Law Offices | Team Leader

With over 25 years of experience, Steve Kronengold, our team leader, advises clients regarding a broad range of business law issues.

Kujak, Angela

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard | Senior Director, OSAP Legal Practice

Angela Kujak is the Senior Director and Head of the OSAP Legal Practice at the Broad Institute and a registered patent attorney. She oversees Broad's intellectual property portfolio, guiding the strategic management of its patents and IP assets. Angela leads a team of over 15 legal professionals, structuring, drafting, and negotiating agreements related to Broad’s strategic transactions, partnerships, and new company formations. Before joining Broad, she held senior roles at UCLA’s Technology Development Group and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF).

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