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  • Porter, Lucy

    Bracewell | Counsel

    Lucy works across client organizations to develop and implement data privacy solutions that are compliant with global regulations tailored to the client’s needs. Lucy also has experience in advising clients with the protection, maintenance, licensing and transfer of intellectual property assets, as well as in the prosecution and management of trademark portfolios.
  • Postiglione, Andrea

    Supreme Court Italy | Deputy Advocate generale

    Andrea Postiglione is a legal professional currently serving as Deputy Advocate General at the Supreme Court of Cassation in Italy and as a presiding judge at the Unified Patent Court in Milan. With a legal career beginning in 1995, Postiglione has experience as a lawyer, public prosecutor, and judge across various courts, including the Enterprise Court of Rome focusing on intellectual property cases. Fluent in Italian, German, English, and with good knowledge of French, Postiglione has also studied in Germany and worked with WWF Italy’s legal department.
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    Biodesix Inc. | Head of Legal

    David Poticha is the Head of Legal for Biodesix, Inc., a Boulder, Colorado based company focused on lung disease diagnostics, in particular COVID and lung cancer. While with Biodesix David has been the sole attorney during 2 acquisitions, 5 product launches and in October of 2020 a successful IPO. He has managed the entire intellectual property estate and been responsible for all transactional deal flow between Biodesix and its corporate and academic partners.
  • Potter, Karen

    Morrison Foerster | Partner

    Karen Potter, Ph.D., J.D. is a nationally recognized patent attorney and a leader of Morrison Foerster’s Cell and Gene Therapy Patent practice, based in San Diego, California. With more than 20 years of experience in life sciences intellectual property, Karen advises biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies on patent strategy, prosecution, and global portfolio management for advanced cell, gene, and immunotherapy products.
  • Powitzky Steely, Rachel

    Foley & Lardner LLP | Partner

    Rachel Powitzky Steely is a leading female trial lawyer in Texas. Rachel has been recognized as one of the top 50 female lawyers in Texas, selected as a Houston elite 100 lawyer and was named a top 20 female trial lawyer by Texas Lawyer Magazine, the only trade secret/employment attorney to receive the honor. Rachel’s trial experience includes employment, commercial, corporate and insurance matters. She has won multimillion dollar verdicts and defended companies against claims exceeding 100 million dollars.
  • Prasad, Priya

    ExxonMobil | Counsel

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    Venable LLP | Partner

    Andrew Pratt is a partner in Venable’s Washington, DC-based Intellectual Property Litigation Group. He has significant experience advising clients on intellectual property issues and litigating intellectual property disputes in federal courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC).
  • Prezioso, Patricia

    Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. | Member of the firm

    Patricia Prezioso, Chair of the Sills Cummis & Gross Employment and Labor Practice Group, is an active litigator and counselor, who is based in New Jersey. Her practice focuses on assisting businesses with reducing risk, addressing employee claims and disputes against their employers in federal and state courts, as well as administrative agencies, assessing and protecting trade secrets and confidential information, and defending or prosecuting claims relating to employee misappropriation and restrictive covenant violations. Her extensive management-side employment litigation and counseling experience includes litigating disputes concerning trade secrets, restrictive covenants, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, employee classification, and wage and hour issues. She counsels on reducing risk, trade secret protection strategy, protocols and policies, and provides human resource support for employment actions.
  • Prieto, Violeta

    United States Patent and Trademark Office | Primary Patent Examiner, and Assistant Outreach Coordinator

    Violeta Prieto is a Primary Patent Examiner in the optical measurement and testing area with emphasis in interferometry, spectroscopy, and colorimetry. She recently served in the Patent Training Academy as a Training Assistant and is currently an Assistant Outreach Coordinator for the Western Regional Office, supporting programs for inventors, entrepreneurs, and other communities in the western United States along with K-12 STEM activities. Violeta holds a PhD in Physics from University of Maryland.
  • Prosser, Tony

    Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies | Partner

    Anthony R. Prosser, Ph.D., is a Partner with Knowles Intellectual Property Strategies (KIPS) in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. Prosser focuses on complex organic chemistry patent matters including drafting and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications directed to new chemical compounds and synthetic methodology, due diligence, freedom to operate analysis, and patentability investigations. Dr. Prosser’s technical areas of expertise include organic synthesis, process chemistry, medicinal chemistry, nucleoside chemistry and drug discovery and development.
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    US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | Chief Judge

    SHARON PROST was appointed by President George W. Bush in 2001 and assumed the duties of Chief Circuit Judge on May 31, 2014. Prior to her appointment, Judge Prost served as Minority Chief Counsel, Deputy Chief Counsel, and Chief Counsel of the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate from 1993 to 2001. She also served as Chief Labor Counsel (Minority), Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources from 1989 to 1993.
  • Pruthi, Parag

    NIKSUN | Founder, CEO & Chairman

    Dr. Pruthi is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of NIKSUN, which he has grown from a startup to a highly successful global company in the cyber security, wireless, and network monitoring markets.
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    Finnegan | Partner

    Erik Puknys is a seasoned litigator, representing clients across industries in intellectual property disputes filed in state and federal district courts and government agencies. His career in intellectual property began more than 25 years ago, when he joined the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as a patent examiner. Erik lectures on patent and trade secret law at conferences hosted by industry, government, and academic organizations. He has been recognized as a leading patent litigator in California by Intellectual Asset Management, an “IP Star” in Palo Alto by Managing Intellectual Property, and for “superior client service” in The 2015 BTI Client Service All-Stars.
  • Pullin, Tamara

    First Command Financial Services | Associate General Counsel

    Tamara Pullin serves as Associate General Counsel at First Command Financial Services, Inc. since September 2021. Prior experience includes working as an Attorney at McDonald Sanders, P.C. from June 2020 to January 2022, focusing on business litigation and employment matters predominantly in federal courts. Tamara held the position of AVP Senior Compliance Manager and Fair Banking Officer at Midfirst Bank from July 2011 to August 2017, where responsibilities included executing regulatory compliance programs and overseeing bank litigation. Previous roles as Associate Attorney at McAfee & Taft, Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, and Norton Rose Fulbright concentrated on complex commercial litigation. Tamara earned a Juris Doctorate from the University of Oklahoma College of Law and a Bachelor's degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma.
  • Punzalan, Mark

    Chan + Punzalan | Partner

    Mark Punzalan is a Partner at Chan + Punzalan in San Francisco where he leads the firm’s litigation matters in the areas of trade secrets, copyrights, trademarks, and technology disputes. Mark also teaches litigation skills at Stanford Law School's Trial Advocacy Workshop, and he is the co-author of “Employee Mobility in California – Trade Secrets, No-Poach Agreements, Non-Solicitation Agreements” in the Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) treatise on California Employment Law. Mark has been recognized by Super Lawyers Magazine as one of the Top 100 Northern California Super Lawyers for seven consecutive years (2020-2026).
  • Laura Purcell Verdun

    Voicetrainer, LLC | Founder

    Laura Purcell Verdun is owner and solo practitioner of Voicetrainer, LLC based in Washington, DC. She is a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist, and Professional Communication Coach, with over 30-years of experience.
  • Puri, Ashe

    Nixon Peabody LLP | Partner

    Ashe focuses his practice on litigating patent infringement disputes. He has served as lead counsel in dozens of cases throughout the United States across a broad range of technologies, including electronics, computer systems, medical devices, and consumer products. Most recently, Ashe successfully obtained a preliminary injunction in a patent infringement case pending the Southern District of New York that resulted in the court enjoining the accused infringer from selling the accused product. Ashe has also been a member of numerous trial teams.
  • Purohit, Amol

    Recursion | Vice President

    Amol Purohit is an accomplished in-house intellectual property attorney with extensive experience leading IP functions and strategies across various industries. He currently serves as VP for Intellectual Property and Legal Business Development at Recursion Pharmaceuticals, an AI driven tech-bio company, where he manages Recursion's entire IP portfolio across the company's AI platform and clinical assets.
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    Entrada Therapeutics | Head of Intellectual Property

    Melissa Pytel is the Head of Intellectual Property at Entrada Therapeutics and has over 25 years of experience in intellectual property law. She has served as a both in-house counsel and outside counsel in the life sciences industry with a focus on biotechnology, small molecule pharmaceuticals and medical devices and has successfully advised companies ranging from biotech and medical device startups to multinational corporations. Melissa has extensive experience in developing and executing IP strategies that align with business objectives, helping companies navigate complex patent landscapes to secure competitive advantage and optimize portfolio value. Her expertise includes patent prosecution, due diligence, freedom-to-operate analyses, licensing and IP transactions.
  • Quinn, Miriam Latorre

    Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the USPTO | Acting Senior Lead Administrative Patent Judge

    Judge Quinn was appointed to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) on October 12, 2012. Judge Quinn earned her Electrical Engineering degree from Florida International University, and after years of working as a telecommunications engineer and project manager she earned her J.D. from St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida. Over the years, Judge Quinn has held various positions at the PTAB, including Lead Administrative Patent Judge, Acting Vice Chief Judge, Division 2, Acting Vice Chief Judge, Division 3, and now Acting Senior Lead Administrative Patent Judge. She offices in the Texas Regional Office located in Dallas, Texas, and focuses on PTAB leadership as well as presiding over AIA trials