Ocean Tomo Senior Director Molly Keelan shares insights from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) report, “Where are U.S. women patentees? Assessing three decades of growth.” In the last 230, years the United States has issued over 9 million patents representing key technologies, life-saving drugs, medical devices and products that make our lives […]
Molly Keelan
Ocean Tomo Women in Leadership
This International Women’s Day, Ocean Tomo would like to recognize and celebrate the women in our organization. The women of Ocean Tomo are integral to our day-to-day operations and the exceptional service provided to our clients. We cannot express enough gratitude to the time, energy, and expertise they have devoted to the service of our […]
Intellectual Property Conferences in September – IPO and the USC IP Institute
In my role overseeing client relationship development for Ocean Tomo, I have the great fortune of cultivating long-term client relationships with leading lawyers across the United States. As such, I often attend industry events. And while the impacts of COVID over the last 18 months have limited in-person events, last week, I attended my first […]
Ocean Tomo Outside During Shelter-in-Place Orders
During the Shelter-in-place orders, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the notion of Ocean Tomo Outside has taken on new meaning. While Ocean Tomo’s active support for community programs, across the US and globally, continues, our recent focus is directed to helping those most in need among our immediate office city communities. Examples of our contributions over […]
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 […]
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 […]
ChiWIP Girl Scout IP Patch
2nd annual Girl Scout IP Patch to be awarded at Rust-Oleum in Vernon Hills, IL Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP)’s co-founder Molly Keelan spearheaded the 2nd annual Girl Scout IP Patch at Rust-Oleum in Vernon Hills, IL on Saturday, 2/25/17. Over 60 brownies completed four interactive IP tutorials (How to be an Inventor, Patents, Trade […]
Ocean Tomo Director of Business Development and Chicago Women In IP Founding Member Molly Keelan Chairs Girl Scout IP Patch Event in Chicago
Chicago Women in IP (ChiWIP), a networking and mentoring group for women throughout the Chicagoland area who work in all facets of intellectual property, will be hosting an event to help support Brownie troops throughout Chicagoland attain both their Girl Scout Inventor Badge along with the IP Patch. ChiWIP founding member, Molly Keelan, is co-chairing […]