Fabulous conversation between ⁦Kapor Capital partner ⁦Brian⁩ & ⁦Jopwell⁩ CEO ⁦Porter Braswell⁩. Great advice for surviving & thriving as an ‘only’

Looking forward to sitting on this panel with such an impressive group of women! @ChIPsNetwork @dechertllp eventbrite.com/e/grow-transfo… Eventbrite

In honor of #blackhistorymonth, we are also celebrating Mary Ann Shadd Cary. She founded Canada’s first antislavery newspaper, The Provincial Freedom, thus becoming the first African-American female editor and publisher in North America. Read more at ABAJournal.com/galleries!

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Overcoming hurdles of racial & gender bias, Marie Maynard Daly made incredible discoveries in biochemistry. She was the first African American women in the US to obtain a PhD in Chemistry & was awarded the degree only 3 years into the program. #internationalwomensday #IWD2019

This Women's History Month, join Rama Akkiraju, IBM Distinguished Engineer, in pledging to #BeEqual and promoting a more inclusive workplace.

Very proud of this article with the wonderful Chris Buccafusco. Have a read!

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Thrilled that Cardozo AELJ Vol. 37 Issue 2 includes this important work by Chris Buccafusco and Jeanne C. Curtis Cardozo Diversity Project

Great to see ⁦Facebook’s⁩ new patent initiative “aimed at achieving gender parity in patenting [by]... increasing visibility of the patent process to women, better understanding the barriers that women face in participating.” Who’s next? newsroom.fb.com/news/2019/08/h…

Such a pleasure to have participated last week in the Patent Bootcamp for Women and Minorities in STEM at the University of Arkansas School of Law. I had the pleasure of sitting on a few panels with a dynamic, impressive group of IP attorneys including one about the patent gap.

In #BHM, let's note we've had only EIGHT Black women fed appellate judges & commit to ensuring MANY more. Amalya Kearse-Carter Judith Rogers-Clinton Ann Williams-Clinton Johnnie Rawlinson-Clinton Allyson Duncan-Bush Janice Brown-Bush Ojetta Thompson-Obama Bernice Donald-Obama

Well this is a first I am anchoring newscasts from my closet...with good luck charms on the desk. The Shera doll was given to me by ⁦Jeanne C. Curtis⁩ when I was maybe 5. The box was given to me by the DJ I worked with at my first station ⁦mvyradio⁩.

PTO’s response to letter from Senators Coons, Tillis, and Hirono regarding impact of the eligibility requirements on diversity in the patent bar ipwatchdog.com/wp-content/upl…

The USPTO is soliciting input on increasing access to innovation. Jeanne C. Curtis & I have written a letter about how changing the patent bar's eligibility rules for Design Patent prosecutors would improve opportunities for women lawyers and inventors. cardozo.yu.edu/sites/default/…

We welcome signatories from all interested parties, including attorneys, professors, law students, and designers

Join us on March 11th as we discuss diversity in the patent bar! linkedin.com/posts/agrayson…

Thanks to the Intellectual Property Owners Association for inviting Jeanne C. Curtis and me to speak about gender diversity and design patent prosecution today!

when you get a new boyfriend & immediately teach him about trademark law, a topic on which you are an expert relatable tbh