Leading by Example: Insight from IP Leaders of the Public Sector

• Author: Erika Harmon Arner, Jency J. Mathew, Shayda Shahbazi, Sneha Nyshadham
• Pages: 34-63

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Leading

by Example

Insight from IP Leaders

of the Public Sector

By Erika Harmon Arner, Jency J. Mathew,

Shayda Shahbazi, and Sneha Nyshadham

This is the third “Leading by Example” article proling lead-

ing women in intellectual property (IP) law featured in

Landslide

®

magazine.

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In this piece, the authors interviewed

IP leaders in the public sector about a wide range of topics, includ-

ing their experiences in public service, education, mentorship, and

the future of IP. Participants included:

• Kara Fernandez Stoll, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals

for the Federal Circuit. Judge Stoll was appointed in

July 2015 and is the rst woman of color to serve on the

Federal Circuit bench. Prior to her appointment, Judge Stoll

practiced law for 17 years in private practice, where she

specialized in patent litigation, with an emphasis on appeals.

•

Lisa Jorgenson, Deputy Director General for Patents and

Technology, World Intellectual Property Organization

(WIPO). Jorgenson is responsible for the administration

and practical application of the Patent Cooperation Treaty

(PCT) and WIPO programs relating to the law of patents.

Jorgenson was previously the Executive Director at the

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

and the Group Vice President, Intellectual Property and

Licensing at STMicroelectronics.

•

Coke Morgan Stewart, Former Acting Deputy Under Secre

-

tary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy

Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Ofce (USPTO).

In this role, Stewart supported the Ofce of the Under

Published in Landslide, Volume 14, Number 2, 2022. © 2022 by the American Bar Association. Reproduced with permission. All rights reserved. This information or any portion

thereof may not be copied or disseminated in any form or by any means or stored in an electronic database or retrieval system without the express written consent of the

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