On International Women’s Day, it seems a perfect opportunity to recognize the six remarkable women who will be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame® this May. Sylvia Blankenship for US Patent No 5518988: 1-MCP for Fruit, Vegetable and Flower Freshness Ms. Blankenship and biochemist Edward Sisler identified 1-methylcyclopropene (1- MCP), a novel compound […]
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Molly Keelan Reports on AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute
As an active member of the Patent Litigation, Women in IP and Diversity in IP committees within AIPLA, I attended the AIPLA Mid-Winter Institute last month. During the meeting, the Patent Litigation Committee further developed plans in collaboration with the Amicus committee and Damages & Injunction Committee to offer a webinar and paper on early damages contentions in various venues. I will […]
Carey Miller and Michael Gears Serve as Expert Witness Volunteers at National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) “Next-Level Trial Techniques” Skills Training Course
Director, Carey Miller, and Manager, Michael Gears, served as Expert Witness volunteers at a National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA) Skills Training Course titled “Next-Level Trial Techniques.” According to its website, NITA offers “advocacy training taught by a veritable ‘who’s who’ of advocacy experts—trial lawyers, judges, and law professors—from across the country, volunteers who donate […]
Congratulations Judge Pallmeyer! Your trailblazing career has shattered another glass ceiling!
In the 200+ year history of the Northern District of Illinois, we will have a woman lead the venue as Chief Judge. Thanks to Judge Rebecca Pallmeyer’s astounding leadership, devotion and zeal for the law over a 30 year career, she has been named the first female Chief United States District Judge of the Northern […]