ADAPT Stories

ADAPT.legal was proud to collaborate on the recent "Brand Leadership: Trust in Action" event, a powerful evening that brought together thought leaders to explore how trust, mentorship, and authentic leadership shape our professional identities and careers. Organized by Ashley Cheung , Principal & Founder of Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG)  and member of ADAPT.legal 's Communications Committee, this event demonstrated the transformative power of collaboration. Partnering with Ch

The Innovator Diversity Pilots Initiative  (IDPI) includes a group of researchers working with firms and organizations to advance diversity and inclusion in innovation through rigorous research and piloting projects. It supports collaboration between academics, firms, and policymakers to develop evidence-based strategies and share best practices, and hosts conferences approximately every two years highlighting these themes. On September 20, 2024, the second IDPI Conference co

When Dr. Rory Cooper enlisted in the Army at 17, he couldn’t have imagined that decades later, he’d be inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Nor could he have predicted that a devastating accident would set him on a path to becoming one of the most influential inventors in assistive technology. But that’s exactly what happened. In a recent podcast hosted by Ashley Cheung of Virtual Patent Gateway and co-led by Shirley Fung of Akona IP and ADAPT, Dr. Cooper sh

In the summer of 2024, Ericsson hosted its annual Girl Scout Alliance event, a day dedicated to inspiring young women to explore careers...

Interviewee: Ashley Cheung Principal & Founder, Virtual Patent Gateway, LLC Interviewers: Nicole Cohen and Camelia Gilani ADAPT...

The student body of Calistoga High School, a Title I (low-income) school in California has been through a lot over the last several...

Patent Pathways® is a nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking down barriers and creating equal opportunities in the patent...

Roadmap for Retention in Intellectual Property law firms In an industry where diversity and inclusion initiatives often fall short, Fox...

Unlocking Potential, Building Bridges A fundamental question was asked by the founders of ADAPT: How can we scale efforts across the...

Interviewee: Jacob Song Director of Legal Affairs, Marconi Interviewer: Nicole Cohen ADAPT Communications Team ADAPT strives to improve...

Interviewee: Azie Aziz, Ph.D., Patent Agent, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP Houston Interviewer: Adam Jaffe ADAPT Communications Team I...

Deborah L. Corpus - Partner at Pearne & Gordon LLP, Co-chair, DEI committee At Pearne, diversity has always been a priority. This is...

Wade Yamazaki - Supervising Principal Counsel at Cruise, ADAPT Co-Founder As an attorney at Cruise, one of the most significant benefits...

Invented in 1829, braille is a system of raised dots representing letters that are read by touch. It can enable people with blindness to...

It started with a small idea among friends, grew to be a mission to make DEI programs more accessible and scalable, and now has become a...

To celebrate Black History Month, we are highlighting the black-owned law firms that participated in Harrity & Harrity’s 2022 Minority...