AIPLA Names Lisa Jorgenson as Executive Director

Lisa Jorgenson, the new AIPLA Executive Director.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is hosting their annual meeting in Washington, DC, and moments ago at the luncheon the organization announced that the AIPLA Board of Directors has named Lisa K. Jorgenson as the new Executive Director. Her appointment will take effective November 17, 2014. Jorgenson previously served as a member of the AIPLA Board of Directors from 2005 – 2008 and recently served as the Treasurer for the Intellectual Property Owners Association, and as a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel.

Jorgenson, who most recently served as the Group Vice President of Intellectual Property and Licensing at the Dallas, Texas, based STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of semiconductor products, will be relocating to the metropolitan DC area in order to take this position with AIPLA.

In her time with STMicroelectronics Jorgenson led a multinational IP team responsible for all forms of IP protection in the semiconductor industry. Prior to joining STMicroelectronics in 1990, Jorgenson was in private practice, focusing on commercial litigation at the Dallas office of Bickel & Brewer.

Jorgenson received her BS in Biology from Saint Mary’s College in Indiana in 1978, her MS in Industrial Management from Purdue University in 1983, and her JD with Distinction in 1987 from The John Marshall Law School. She is admitted to practice in the State of Texas and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

In an e-mail announcement to AIPLA members the organization explained:

Lisa has proven legal and leadership skills, a deep knowledge of domestic and international IP concerns, and extensive experience and understanding of IP organizations and their role in shaping IP policy. Given her knowledge and respect in the IP community, Lisa will be invaluable in helping AIPLA’s Board of Directors lead our association into its next era. We look forward to working with Lisa to serve our members and deepen AIPLA’s impact on the future of IP law, and we are excited about the opportunities that lie ahead for AIPLA.

In announcing Jorgenson as the next Executive Director of the AIPLA, outgoing AIPLA President Wayne Sobon explained that a leadership committee was set up to review the qualifications and skills a number of applicants. “It is my absolute privilege to announce the next Executive Director, “Sobon said, to cheers when he initially announced that “she” will be joining the organization in the coming weeks.

Also during this luncheon, Judge Raymond Chen of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was the featured speaker. As always, Judge Chen was interesting, informative and fun, pointing out that thankfully there is no hazing of rookie Judges at the Federal Circuit, and also joking how wonderful it is to have clerks, who also happen to always find his conversation interesting, and who also always laugh at his jokes. He quipped that he sometimes wished his kids were a little more like his clerks, which lead to one of several audience laughter interruptions. Judge Chen’s speech also hit serious issues, such as the high number of petitions challenging patents granted by the Patent Trial and Appeals Board (PTAB), and the record number of patents issued last year.

Stay tuned for additional coverage of Judge Chen’s remarks on IPWatchdog.com in the days to come.

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