During this 1 hour webinar, hear from individuals with engineering backgrounds that have built careers in patent law. In addition, participants will learn of resources to help them pursue opportunities in patent law. Webinar Panelists:

• Devon Grant – Senior Patent Counsel at Visa
• L. Scott Burwell – Partner at Finnegan Henderson
• Ayana Marshall – Patent Data Analyst at Harrity LLP
• David Pointer – Partner at Thomas Horstemeyer

• Moderator: Katina Wallace, Director Compliance Programs – Microsoft
• Oladoyin Olanrewaju, Associate – Orrick
• Tiffany J. Smith, Partner – WilmerHale
• Kemba Walden, Assistant General Counsel – Microsoft Digital Crimes Unit

IP for the People is a virtual series highlighting ways to  help creators, inventors, and entrepreneurs understand and explore the rights and resources available to them. Each webinar in the series features a presentation, resources for additional information, and time for questions from the audience.

The HBCU Tech Law Summit event series aims to educate minority legal professionals on the issues and opportunities in the tech industry in an effort to help infuse the legal workforce with a diverse pipeline to ensure fair, transparent and accountable development of AI as a service and other new technologies that empower everyone.

The IP and Social Justice CLE event series highlights updates in IP law, through discussion panels of sitting federal judges, concerning IP, diversity, and social justice issues. Each year we are privileged to work with some of the nation’s leading IP judges, attorneys, and scholars in our CLE program.

The Interviews with Attorneys of Color event series puts a spotlight on industry experts from diverse backgrounds to share their experiences in the industry and how they made the best of their career path successes.