Perkins Coie Partner Sarah Piepmeier was a panelist for Breaking Barriers: Advanced Advocates Who Shatter Glass Ceilings at the ChIPs NextGen Summit. Sarah and other industry leaders discussed the significant underrepresentation of women in matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the federal bench. They shared their challenges, successes, and failures, as well as what keeps them going.

Panel—Breaking Barriers: Advanced Advocates Who Shatter Glass Ceilings

9:35 a.m. – 10:35 a.m. PT

Speakers:

Laurie Charrington, Netflix
Sarah Piepmeier, Perkins Coie LLP
Meredith Price, Intel Corporation
Lucy Koh, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Melissa Haapala, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office