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  • Ramamoorthy, Kavita

    Fineberg Ramamoorthy LLP | Partner

    Kavita is a partner at Fineberg Ramamoorthy LLP, a boutique IP firm located in Toronto, Canada. The firm specializes in pharmaceutical patent litigation, an area in which Kavita has been practicing since 2003. Kavita has extensive experience in proceedings under the Patented Medicines (Notice of Compliance) Regulations (on behalf of both innovators and generics) as well as patent actions and judicial reviews. Kavita’s practice includes litigation management, preparation of expert evidence and both oral and written advocacy. Kavita has appeared frequently before the Federal Court and the Federal Court of Appeal. Her practice also includes advising on a variety of regulatory matters. In addition to being a lawyer, Kavita is a Canadian Patent Agent and holds a Ph.D. in Toxicology from Texas A&M University.
  • RAMSEY_PHOTO_200 Ramsey, Gabriel

    Crowell & Moring LLP | Partner

    Gabriel M. Ramsey is a partner in the San Francisco office of Crowell & Moring. Gabe is a member of the Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Privacy & Cybersecurity groups. He is also a member of the firm's Litigation Group Steering Committee.
  • Lisa Ramsey200 Ramsey, Lisa

    University of San Diego School of Law | Professor

    Professor Lisa Ramsey teaches intellectual property classes at the University of San Diego School of Law and is an expert on trademark law. Before joining the USD law faculty, she was an intellectual property litigator at Gray Cary Ware & Freidenrich in San Diego.
  • Randall_Square Randall, David A.

    Orbit IP | Partner

    David is a registered patent attorney with over 25 years of experience. He has represented clients in a variety of intellectual property matters, including patent, trademark and trade secret litigation throughout the United States, as well as multi-jurisdictional matters.
  • Rash, Brandon

    Akin Gump | Partner

    Brandon has substantial experience in all aspects of patent litigation, from pre-litigation, through trial and appeal. He has served as lead counsel in district court actions and ITC investigations. He has substantial experience in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA), known as the “Rocket Docket,” where he served as a law clerk to the Honorable Henry E. Hudson.
  • Raynal, George

    Saidman DesignLaw Group, LLC | Principal

    George D. Raynal is the Principal of Saidman Design Law Group, where his practice covers all aspects of US and international design law, focusing on design patent, copyright and trademark prosecution, registration and enforcement. George and his practice group help individual designers, start-ups and major domestic and foreign companies, such as electronics, consumer product and heavy equipment manufacturers, obtain robust design protection and enforce their rights against infringement. George manages large design patent portfolios and coordinates the US and global filing for some of the foremost design-driven companies.
  • Re, Joe 200 Re, Joseph

    Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP | Partner

    Mr. Re, a Partner at Knobbe Martens, is a nationally recognized trial and appellate attorney, having handled high-stakes technology cases in federal courts throughout the country for over thirty years.
  • Rea-James-200 Rea, James

    ExpertsClearly | Communications Coach

    James has spent more than twenty years helping scientists, engineers, policymakers, attorneys and other experts communicate their work to the world. Through his work with ExpertsClearly, and in five years as a lead workshop instructor with the Alan Alda Center for Communicating Science, James has coached staff and leadership at institutions such as Toyota, Pfizer, the Mayo Clinic, the US Environmental Protection Agency, NASA, the US Department of Energy, and many of the nation’s leading research universities and medical centers.
  • Rein1 200 Rein, Ilene

    Marketing and Sales Resources, Inc. | Executive Recruiter

    Ilene Rein is a Partner and an Executive Recruiter at Marketing & Sales Resources, Inc. After hearing many stories of difficulties in finding employment, Ilene developed the program Pounding Pavement 101 sharing the inside secrets from the view of the Recruiter on how to get hired rapidly! Job seekers in taking Ilene's advice and learning recruiting inside secrets, calls from companies started coming in, interviews scheduled and they became employed!
  • Reinhardt, Hilary

    Johnson & Johnson | Assistant General Counsel, Patents

    Hilary is the Assistant General Counsel, Patents at Johnson & Johnson. Hilary joined J&J in 2016, supporting the Ethicon business in connection with various intellectual property matters. Throughout her career with J&J, Hilary has supported a number of groups in addition to Ethicon including Depuy, and other businesses with regard to digital and data matters. Prior to joining J&J, Hilary was a partner at the law firm, Condo Roccia Koptiw LLP.
  • Reinhart, Torie

    CGG | Global IP Legal Counsel

    Torie Reinhart is a US Patent Attorney and a Texas lawyer with over 20 years of experience in all aspects of IP law and engineering. She started her career as a process engineer at a leading industrial gas and engineering company before shifting to her legal practice in patent preparation and prosecution in oil and gas. Torie also has extensive experience in IP litigation, including pre-litigation analysis, due diligence investigations, opinion preparation, and patent portfolio management. As Global IP Counsel for CGG, a leading data and technology corporation, she enjoys guiding IP strategy and using her expertise in IP to build creative ways to help her organization reach business goals through strategic licensing and partnerships.
  • Reischle, Matthias200 Reischle-Park, Matthias

    WIPO | Deputy Director, PCT Legal Division

    Matthias Reischle, a national of Germany, is Deputy Director of the PCT Legal Division of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Matthias holds a degree from the University of Constance, Germany (1993), and a LL.M in European Legal Studies from the College of Europe, Belgium (1994). After qualifying to practice law in Germany in 1996, he worked as a legal adviser for the International Labour Organization in Geneva.
  • Reyna, Jimmie Reyna, Jimmie V.

    US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Judge

    The Honorable Jimmie Reyna was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by President Barack Obama in 2011. Prior to his appointment, Judge Reyna was an international trade attorney and shareholder at Williams Mullen, where he directed the firm’s Trade and Customs Practice Group (1998-2011), led its Latin America Task Force (2006-08), and served on its board of directors (2009-11).
  • Rhodes, Kevin

    3M | Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Affairs Officer and Secretary

    Kevin Rhodes is Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Affairs Officer and Secretary, overseeing legal, compliance, government affairs and global security matters for 3M. He leads a global Legal Affairs team that helps guide business opportunities, address enterprise risks, protect intellectual property, shape policy, and strengthen compliance and security. Rhodes has spent more than 20 years with 3M, most recently as Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, including leading ongoing efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic to combat fraud, counterfeiting, and price gouging of N95 respirators. He previously led the company’s litigation function, and served for more than ten years as chief intellectual property counsel.
  • Riback, Stuart 200 Riback, Stuart

    Wilk Auslander, LLP | Attorney

    As a business litigator with more than 30 years of experience, Stuart brings to his clients a practical sense of how to achieve the client’s business goals in the most businesslike way — without litigation if possible, but by winning when litigation is necessary. Stuart is known for his careful preparation, well-considered strategic sense, clear presentation style, and consistent record of producing results.
  • Richards, Marc

    Crowell & Moring LLP | Partner

    Marc Richards is a partner with Crowell & Moring LLP – With more than 25 years of experience in IP law, Marc Richards has helped secure and defend the innovations for the world’s largest high performing companies and for the newest high tech start-ups. His current practice focuses on assisting clients in developing and managing patent portfolios in emerging technologies such as, 3D printing, artificial intelligence, block chain technology, and cloud computing. As a seasoned patent attorney, his experience in litigation, patent office inter partes proceedings and patent prosecution translates into confident navigation of complex intellectual property matters.
  • Richter, Miriam

    Harvey Milk Foundation | General Counsel

    Ms. Richter is a graduate of The University of Miami School of Law, cum laude, where she was Associate Editor of the Inter-American Law Review. Her experience includes an internship at the United States Patent and Trademark Office during law school, under the tutelage of the current TTAB Acting Chief Judge, Thomas Shaw. Ms. Richter is also General Counsel to the Harvey Milk Foundation where, among other matters, she handles the global protection and publicity rights of the slain gay rights activist on behalf of the Milk family and the Foundation. She also has extensive experience protecting brands in the highly competitive gaming industry.
  • Ricketts, Allison Strickland

    Fross Zenick | Partner

    Allison Strickland Ricketts specializes in all aspects of trademark selection, registration, and maintenance. She has evaluated thousands of trademark clearance searches, prosecuted thousands of U.S. trademark applications, and maintained hundreds of trademark registrations in compliance with strict U.S. standards for use in commerce. She has deep experience in transactions, due diligence, agreements, and licenses involving trademark rights. Allison received her JD from Columbia Law School and has practiced Trademark law for more than 25 years. She is a frequent speaker on the practice of trademark law.
  • Rios, Roberto

    ASIPI | Patent Agent

    A registered Patent Agent with the USPTO and has over 23 years of experience in the area of patents, including been a former Patent Examiner for the USPTO. He collaborates as an expert consultant through seminars and training workshops for professionals in Latin America with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO), and the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), among others. He is the director of the patent area and coordinator of international services for Puerto Rico and the United States at the law firm Hoglund & Pamias, PSC and is the current President of the Patent Committee at ASIPI.
  • Ritchie, Lorelei

    University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law | Grosscurth Chair in Intellectual Property and Professor of Law

    Professor Ritchie joined the faculty at the University of Louisville, Brandeis School of Law as the Grosscurth Chair in Intellectual Property and Professor of Law in 2024. She is an expert in intellectual property and commercial law. Professor Ritchie has a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University and a juris doctor from Columbia University School of Law. She has taught at law schools around the country including, most recently, the University of Florida. She also previously served as a judge at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Trademark Trial and Appeal Board).