ELIZABETH MORRIS

Elizabeth Morris is Legal Director of Intellectual Property & Product at Pure Storage, Inc. where she works closely with the CTO office to manage a rapidly growing patent portfolio through home grown ideas and acquisitions.  She is excited to be a part of the cutting-edge patent management strategy of Pure.  Her responsibilities also include integrating new acquisition portfolios, open-source projects, trademark portfolio management, patent litigation oversight, patent strategy development, and competitive analysis.

Ms. Morris has experience leading global team of attorneys and engineers in managing portfolios of over four thousand US and international patents at KLA Tencor as the Director of IP Law. Ms. Morris is also a guest lecturer at Santa Clara University School of Law, Wagner College, University of Nebraska College of Law, and is a member of the Faculty of PLI (Practicing Law Institute). Previously, she practiced patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP where she drafted numerous patent applications and developed specialized experience in patent prosecution highway procedures, fast prosecution mechanisms, and design patents.

Elizabeth received her J.D. from Santa Clara University School of Law, where she served as Editor-in-Chief for the Santa Clara Computer & High Technology Law Journal and as a research assistant to Professor Donald S. Chisum, author of "Chisum on Patents." Ms. Morris was in Honors Engineering program at Purdue University, where she received her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering. While she was there, Elizabeth founded a women-in-engineering cooperative that is still active today.

Ms. Morris has extensive experience on non-profit boards. She has served as President of the board of the Santa Clara City Library Foundation & Friends. She currently sits on the board for YMCA Camp Campbell, is the legal advisor for the board of Devonshire Cooperative, and she served as an advisor for the Santa Clara School District. Elizabeth has served as President of the Executive Committee for Women in Licensing Bay Area and has also been the Executive Director for Leading Women in Technology.