WHO ARE WE?
IP Counsel Café is where the IP law leaders of today and tomorrow meet. Established in 2008, IP Counsel Cafe has grown into a 3,000+ member organization of lawyers from various industries who are committed to creating a dynamic space for the IP Counsel community. We support the careers and interests of IP Counsel. Empowering our community through knowledge and information sharing, we conduct extensive research and work closely with our peers to gather and share innovative market intelligence that meets our professional and business development needs. Join us in leading insightful industry dialogue. Discover new opportunities and be part of the future.
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thank you to our board
BRETT ALTEN
VP, Chief IP Counsel
Zebra Technologies
ARCHANA BHUTA
Senior Executive, IP Strategy & Commercialization
SRI International
KEVIN BROWN
Vice President, Legal
TenSixteen Bio
SANDY CHAN
Executive Director & General Counsel
IP Counsel Café
MICHAEL LEE
Head of Patents
Google
KARINEH KHACHATOURIAN
Partner
KXT Law
DOUGLAS LUFTMAN
General Counsel
Velocity Edge Advisors
SANJEEV MEHTA
Associate General Counsel
Verizon
CHUCK SHOLTZ
Vice President, IP
Nutcracker Therapeutics
GEORGE SIMION
Associate General Counsel, Sr. IP Dir.
TerraPower
JOANNE SUH
Managing Counsel
Intel
ADA WONG
Vice President, IP
Brightseed
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