Inventing America Presents

Congressman Hank Johnson of Georgia is a senior member of the House Judiciary Committee. He is the former chairman and now ranking member of the Judiciary subcommittee that oversees the...
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Judge Kathleen (Kate) O’Malley (Ret.) was a Federal Judge for over 27 years.  She was appointed to the District Court in 1994 at the age of 37 and was elevated...
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Rama G. Elluru serves the Special Competitive Studies Project as Senior Director for Society and Intellectual Property, focusing on emerging technology and AI governance. Prior to SCSP, Rama was a...
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Nicholas Matich is a principal in McKool Smith’s intellectual property (IP) practice, representing a broad array of clients in IP disputes both as plaintiffs and defendants and advising clients on...
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Kate Hudson is the Associate Vice President and Counsel for Government Relations and Public Policy for the Association of American Universities. Her portfolio includes intellectual property, technology transfer, open science...
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Frank Cullen is executive director of the Council for Innovation Promotion, a bipartisan coalition dedicated to promoting strong and effective intellectual property rights that drive innovation, boost economic competitiveness, and...
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Landan Ansell is a director in the Valuation, Forensic & Litigation Services practice group. He has over fourteen years of experience assisting clients and counsel address complex economic, valuation, and...
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William Scally is the national leader of Litigation Advisory Services. He has more than 20 years of management consulting experience advising clients on a broad range of business issues. As...
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Julie Carlson is Director of Economic Strategy at Qualcomm. Her work focuses on analyzing policy issues related to intellectual property, standardization, and innovation. Prior to joining Qualcomm, she was Associate...
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The Honorable Michelle N. Ankenbrand serves as a Senior Lead Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Judge...
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Jamie L. Simpson was previously the Chief Counsel for the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Before that, she worked on the Senate Judiciary Committee, handling...
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Peter-Anthony is the third generation of his family to pursue public service. He currently serves as a Professional Staff Member Detailee with the U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary under...
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Brian Pomper serves as Executive Director of the Innovation Alliance, a coalition of research and development-focused companies heavily engaged in patent policy debates. He has served in that role since...
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Bill Wichterman is a non-lawyer Senior Advisor in Covington’s Public Policy practice. Prior to joining Covington, Bill served as Special Assistant to President George W. Bush and as the President’s...
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