Committees
The Association has a combined total of twenty-four active Committees and Delegates, whose scope covers all aspects of intellectual property law and practice and related topics, including alternative dispute resolution, legislative oversight and amicus briefs, meetings and forums, and continuing legal education.
Take advantage of volunteering for one of our many committees! You will have the opportunity to be part of a professionally rewarding activity and develop a strong network that will endure throughout your career. Volunteer activities include helping plan a CLE program, speaking at an event, writing articles for publications and more. Explore the scope of the committees. Committee selection process is open to only members and can be made during membership renewal or directly from your online user profile. To volunteer, please login to www.nyipla.org to access your online user profile. Then select “edit” and choose your committees at the bottom of the screen.
To consider all aspects of AI, Cybersecurity and domestic and international privacy laws, and make recommendations thereto the Board of Directors. The Committee will endeavor to conduct a series of substantive CLE programs and networking events, both virtual and in person, exploring each discrete area.
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Jessica Copeland, Co-Chair |
Mark Doerr, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Diana Santos
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Mock arbitration, mock mediation and mock neutral CLE programs which will benefit the junior practitioners as well as those that may not have experience in ADR.
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Hon. Garrett E. Brown (Ret.), Co-Chair |
Thomas L. Creel, Co-Chair |
P.J. Murphy, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Robert J. Rando
The NYIPLA Associate Advisory Council was created in April 2021 with the mission of empowering the next generation of NYIPLA leaders and potential board members and expanding the NYIPLA community.
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James Breen, Co-Chair |
Jennifer Deneault, Co-Chair |
Nicholas E. Forgione, Co-Chair |
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Christine-Marie Lauture, Co-Chair |
Khalil Nobles, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Eric Greenwald
To coordinate the activities of the Association relating to preparation and submission of amicus briefs, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Paul Coletti, Co-Chair Johnson & Johnson pcolett@itsjnj.com |
Jeffrey Price, Co-Chair Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP jprice@kramerlevin.com |
Irena Royzman, Co-Chair Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP iroyzman@orrick.com |
Board Liaison: David Goldberg
Members: Bruce Baber, James Bollinger, Daniel Brooks, Paul Colletti, Leslie Fischer, Brian Gummow, Annemarie Hassett, Marylee Jenkins, Leslie Kushner, Charles Macedo, Joshua Mitchell, Marc Pensabene, Lewis Popovski, Robert Rando, Prajakta Sonalker, Ksenia Takhistova, Marian Underweiser, Margaret Welsh
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The NYIPLA Amicus Briefs are accessible at http://www.nyipla.org/nyipla/AmicusBriefsNews.asp
| Wansheng Jerry Liu, Delegate Fox Rothschild LLP WLiu@foxrothschild.com |
To consider all aspects of United States, foreign and multi-national copyright law and practice, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Mitchell Stein, Co-Chair |
Joshua Weigensberg, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Lauren Emerson
>>Committee Member LoginTo consider intellectual property issues having an impact on in-house intellectual property counsel, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Eric Greenwald, Chair |
Board Liaison: Diana Santos
>>Committee Member LoginTo consider all established and emerging issues related to Entertainment, Sports and Social Media including but not limited to the intersectionality of Intellectual Property, Mergers and Acquisitions, and various aspects of technology law. Once identified, recommendations will be presented to the board for the implementation of dynamic programming.
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Aliyah Nelson, Co-Chair |
Michael Patrick, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Cheryl Wang
To consider established and developing intellectual property issues specific to the fashion industry and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Dyan Finguerra, Co-Chair |
Douglas Miro, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Cheryl Wang
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Dorothy Auth, Chair |
Patrice Jean, Liaison |
The NYIPLA Hon. Giles S. Rich Diversity Scholarship Recipients and submission forms can be found at http://nyiplef.org/
To publicize and conduct a law school writing competition on an intellectual property law topic, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Timothy Caine, Co-Chair |
Lauren Hamill, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Jenny Lee
The submission forms and Hon. William C. Conner Writing Competition Winners can be found at http://www.nyipla.org/nyipla/ConnerWritingAwards.asp
To solicit, gather, and review nominations for the Inventor of the Year award, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Ksenia Tahkistova, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Heather Schneider
To consider issues and agreements that IP practitioners frequently encounter in connection with intellectual property and technology licensing, development, ownership, and sale including in M&A transactions, and to make recommendations to the Board of Directors regarding emerging issues and educational topics related thereto.
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Matthew Makover, Co-Chair |
Ketan Pastakia, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Christopher Loh
>>Committee Member LoginTo evaluate proposed federal and state legislation and rules, including PTO and Court rules, that may impact patent and other intellectual property issues; to develop positions and recommendations on the proposed legislation and rules for consideration by the NYIPLA Board of Directors; and to communicate the NYIPLA's positions and recommendations to the legislative and rule-making bodies, as approved by the Board.
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Anthony Lo Cicero, Co-Chair |
Michael Johnson, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Paul Bondor
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The NYIPLA Legislative Actions are accessible at http://www.nyipla.org/nyipla/Legislative_Action.asp.
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Mark J. Abate, Co-Chair |
Robert M. Isackson, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Diana Santos
To consider all aspects of patent laws and practice which affect the rights of United States entities in technology and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Joy Goudie, Co-Chair |
Clint Mehall, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Jeffrey Coleman
>>Committee Member LoginTo consider legislation and rules affecting practice and procedural matters in intellectual property litigation outside the Patent and Trademark Office, and other matters relating to practice in such litigation, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Brett Cooper, Co-Chair |
Leslie Spencer, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Christopher Loh
>>Committee Member LoginTo formulate and present a series of monthly continuing legal educational programs of interest to the broad spectrum of the Association's membership, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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David Bomzer, Co-Chair |
Lynn Russo, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Abigail Struthers
>>Committee Member LoginTo provide thought leadership in legislation, rules and litigation relating to post-issuance proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeals Board ("PTAB"), and to make recommendations to the Board. Also to provide lectures and information on latest trends and practice pointers for practice before the PTAB and appeals from PTAB decisions.
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Kenneth Adamo, Co-Chair |
Charles Macedo, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: David Goldberg
Members: Christopher Lisiewski, Chandler Sturm, Thomas Giannetti, Brian Gummow, Joshua Harris, Stuart Pollack, Kenneth Adamo, Linnea Cipriano, Andrew Cochran, Chi Eng, Daniel Huttle, Marylee Jenkins, John Stellabotte, Vi Tran, Laurence Greenberg, Michael Johnson, Christopher Loh, Steven Rizzi, Timothy Rousseau, Margaret Welsh>>Committee Member Login
To prepare, edit, publish and disseminate such publications as may be requested by the Board of Directors, and to make recommendations to the Board of Directors.
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Giselle Mateus, Co-Chair |
Brian Doyle, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Patrice Jean
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The Report, a quarterly NYIPLA publication, is accessible at https://www.nyipla.org/nyipla/TheReport.asp
To consider all aspects of trademark law and practice, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Deirdre Clarke, Co-Chair |
Lindsey Utrata, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Lauren Emerson
Members: Lawrence Abelman, Armando Amin, Anna Antonova, Bruce Baber, James Bikoff, Daniel Brooks, Ursula Day, David Einhorn, Anthony Famularo, Christine Feller, Pu Feng, Scott Greenberg, Ethan Horwitz, Patrice Jean, Jeremy King, Heidi Moore, Maren Perry, Rory Radding, Christine Rosenblatt, C. Laure Sawaya, Zoya Shpigelman, Matthew Sklar, Mitchell Stein, Ilene Tannen, Hunter Wang, Robert Wasnofski>>Committee Member Login
To consider all aspects of trade secret law in the United States and other jurisdictions having an impact on the United States, and to make recommendations with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Kevin Ecker, Co-Chair |
Laura Chubb, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Mark Schildkraut
Members: Jonathan Berschadsky, James Bollinger, Kevin Ecker, Arthur Liberman, William Marsillo, William McCabe, Daniel McGlynn, Douglas Nemec>>Committee Member Login
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Laura Brutman, Delegate |
Jasmine De Cock, Delegate |
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Raymond Farrell, Delegate |
John Pegram, Delegate |
To facilitate and empower women in their practice of intellectual property law with respect thereto the Board of Directors.
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Anne Li, Co-Chair |
Lindsey Miller, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Ashley Ross
Members: Michele Antis, Omobolaji Bedu, Julie Bookbinder, Margaret Brivanlou, Laura Brutman, Alexandra Burushkina, Hemmie Chang, Ursula Day, Christine Feller, Annemarie Hassett, Leslie Kushner, Abigail Langsam, Jenny Lee, Karen Mangasarian, Kathleen McCarthy, Donna Praiss Christine Rosenblatt, Ashley Ross, Diana Santos, Heather Schneider, Zoya Shpigelman, Prajakta Sonalker, Ilene Tannen, Vi Tran, Liza Walsh, Cheryl Wang>>Committee Member Login
To address the concerns and needs of minorities, women and newly-admitted lawyers, and to report with respect thereto to the Board of Directors.
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Stephanie Casino, Co-Chair |
Jasmine De Cock, Co-Chair |
Lindsey Fleischman, Co-Chair |
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Alekhya Shastry, Co-Chair |
Audrey Trace, Co-Chair |
Board Liaison: Linnea Cipriano
Members: Joseph Anderson, Anna Antonova, Omobolaji Bedu, Alexandra Burushkina, Saphya Council, Justine DelVecchio, Eric Greenwald, Ryan Klarberg, Patrick McClay, Heidi Moore, Ryan Schneer, Karan Singh, Prajakta Sonalker>>Committee Member Login
Committee Chairs Discussion Board
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