On International Women’s Day, it seems a perfect opportunity to recognize the six remarkable women who will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame® this May. Sylvia Blankenship for US Patent No 5518988: 1-MCP for Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Freshness Ms. Blankenship and biochemist Edward Sisler identified 1-methylcyclopropene (1- MCP), a novel compound […]
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Advanced Patent Law Institute
The Advanced Patent Law Institute takes place next week at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Managing Director in the Financial Damages Expert Testimony practice of Ocean Tomo, Shirley Webster, is part of the planning committee for this conference. The two-day conference will feature panel discussions focused on timely topics in the global intellectual […]
Molly Keelan Reports on AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute
As an active member of the Patent Litigation, Women in IP and Diversity in IP committees within AIPLA, I attended the AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute last month. During the meeting, the Patent Litigation Committee further developed plans in collaboration with the Amicus committee and Damages & Injunction Committee to offer a webinar and paper on early damages contentions in various venues. I will […]
Carey Miller and Michael Gears Serve as Expert Witness Volunteers at National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) “Next-Level Trial Techniques” Skills Training Course
Director, Carey Miller, and Manager, Michael Gears, served as Expert Witness volunteers at a National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Skills Training Course titled “Next-Level Trial Techniques.” According to its website, NITA offers “advocacy training taught by a veritable ‘who’s who’ of advocacy experts—trial lawyers, judges, and law professors—from across the country, volunteers who donate […]
Congratulations Judge Pallmeyer! Your trailblazing career has shattered another glass ceiling!
In the 200+ year history of the Northern District of Illinois, we will have a woman lead the venue as Chief Judge. Thanks to Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer’s astounding leadership, devotion and zeal for the law over a 30 year career, she has been named the first female Chief United States District Judge of the Northern […]