Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Research, Development, and Approval of Biologics and Biosimilars
Vanessa Ford
Supervisory Patent Examiner
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Jason Murata
Partner | Chair of DEI Committee
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
- Navigating corporate buy-in for DEI in company culture and practice amidst state legislature and political pressures advocating against DEI implementation
- Encouraging diversity and inclusion in innovation
- Exploring the USPTO’s various diversity initiatives for female patentees
- Exploring the consequences of biased data sets in clinical research and the importance of diversity in research
- Promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion in legal practice:
- Exploring the USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, seeking to expand the admission criteria to practice before the PTAB