GLOBAL IP COUNSELORS - Key Persons
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- Partner / U.S. Patent Attorney
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- Partner / U.S. Patent Attorney
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- University School of Law, Juris Doctor
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- Partner / U.S. Patent Attorney
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- Patent Attorney
- U.S. Patent Attorney
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- Partner / U.S. Patent Agent / Japanese Patent Attorney
Lydia Bayley is a U.S. attorney practicing trademark prosecution and intellectual property litigation.
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- Partner / U.S. Patent Attorney
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- Managing Partner / U.S. Attorney
Michael T. Murphy is a U.S attorney whose practice is focused on intellectual property litigation, anti-counterfeiting, licensing and counseling. He joined Global IP Counselors from global firm K&L Gates LLP. Mr. Murphy litigates patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret cases in key courts throughout the country including the District of Delaware, Eastern District of Texas, Southern District of New York, Eastern District of Virginia and others. In parallel with district court litigation, he brings and defends patent validity challenges at the Patent Office and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB).
As a former Examining Attorney at the U.S. Trademark Office, Mr. Murphy advises on clearing and protecting worldwide trademarks, and designs brand strategies. He has extensive experience in confronting misuse of client's trademarks and copyrights on the internet and in blocking attempts to register client's marks by bringing litigation or opposition and cancellation proceedings at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). In addition, he actively represents clients before US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to aid in identifying and seizing counterfeit products at the border.
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- Partner / U.S. Patent Attorney
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- Partner / U.S. Patent Agent
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- Partner / U.S. Patent Attorney
Suzanne Konrad is a USPTO registered patent attorney with an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. Ms. Konrad practices in both patent prosecution and litigation.
Ms. Konrad has successfully prosecuted patent applications for a wide range of technologies, including batteries, semiconductor devices, display devices, and mechanical devices. Specifically, Ms. Konrad has handled office action responses, and prepared pre-appeal briefs and appeal briefs. Ms. Konrad has also worked both inter partes and ex partes reexamination matters from filing to a decision on appeal.
Ms. Konrad also has experience in patent litigation, including fact and expert discovery, motion practice, and claim construction. Ms. Konrad recently gained a claim construction victory in the Northern District of Texas, including defeating multiple motions for reconsideration of that ruling.
Ms. Konrad also was instrumental in victories in two recent Federal Circuit appeals. Ms. Konrad successfully defended the client's two patents against invalidity challenges in inter partes reexaminations at the Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Konrad next defended the claims of both patents on appeal to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, and on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
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- Member of the Forbes Business Council
- Partner / U.S. Patent Attorney
Wen Xie introduced the Intellectual Property Owners Association's Gender Diversity in Innovation Toolkit which aims to serve as a blueprint for companies looking to close the leaks in their patent pipeline and increase diversity in the innovation ecosystem. Wen Xie represented the Women in IP Subcommittee in leading a discussion that went through the aspects of the Toolkit.