On April 19, 2018, Knobbe Martens hosted the eleventh annual AIPLA Women in IP Global Networking event, which brought together almost 50 women intellectual property attorneys and executives at the firm’s Orange County office to share their experiences and insights. An American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) event, the dinner was one of 60 held on this date around the world.
Knobbe’s dinner featured guest speaker Aimee Weisner, Corporate Vice President and General Counsel of Edwards Lifesciences. Keeping with the theme, Empowered Women Empower Women, Ms. Weisner shared valuable lessons of hard work and perseverance learned from her childhood and described how they impacted the development of her remarkable career. In particular, Ms. Weisner emphasized the value of accepting new challenges and the importance of supporting other women to help one another succeed. The dinner concluded with a Favorite Things Raffle hosted by Xact Data Discovery. Attendees included in-house counsel and executives from Edwards Lifesciences, Kavo Kerr, Mobilitie, Glaukos Corporation, Johnson & Johnson Surgical Division, The Innovation Institute, Fox Group, Asics, and Allergan, among others.
“As a firm that continually strives to increase the representation of women in the IP field and support its female attorneys as they build successful and fulfilling careers, it’s always an honor for Knobbe Martens to host the Women in IP Networking dinner,” said Christy Lea, a partner and co-chair of the firm’s Medical Device Litigation Group. “Each year, our goal is to provide a venue for women IP attorneys to connect and share ideas and insight, with the hope that every woman leaves with valuable new contacts, resources, and inspiration.”
Knobbe Martens has served as a host for the event since 2009. The firm hosted in San Diego in 2017, 2014, and 2011, in Los Angeles in 2017 and 2013, in Seattle in 2016, 2013, and 2010, and in Orange County in 2015, 2012, and 2009.
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About Knobbe Martens
Consistently ranked among the top intellectual property firms in the nation and worldwide, Knobbe Martens has over 275 lawyers and scientists nationwide and dedicates its practice to all aspects of intellectual property and technology law, including litigation. Knobbe Martens serves a diverse group of clients from multinational corporations to emerging businesses of all stages. The firm is headquartered in Orange County, California, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington, D.C., and enjoys an international reputation for excellence. More information about the firm can be found at www.knobbe.com.
