Oct 31/ CA - The Story Behind Maxwell v. J. Baker (#ethics and #IP )

Gender disparity in intellectual property law is pronounced. According to a study American Intellectual Property Law Association just 18 percent of IP attorneys are women. The disparity is also apparent in the number of patents awarded. Just 10 percent of patents are awarded to women.
A free CLE at the end of this month, sponsored by Law Week Colorado and Merchant & Gould, will explore these disparities. It will include presentations by inventor Susan Maxwell; Daniel McDonald and Kirstin Stoll-Debell, patent and trademark litigators with Merchant & Gould; and Lisa DeCaro, a jury consultant with Courtroom Performance.
Maxwell, who invented a system for connecting mated pairs of shoes to prevent separation and possible mismatching when offered for sale in self-service stores, will speak to her experience as a female inventor and plaintiff in a number of patent infringement cases, most notably Maxwell v. Baker.
The CLE will include a panel discussion, and two ethics or general credits are available. For more information, contact Brandon Pohlman at Brandon@CircuitMedia.com.
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