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Sep 160 min read
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Dr. Rory Cooper — One Innovator’s Mission to Make IP Accessible for All
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
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Sep 123 min read
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Empowering the Next Generation: Ericsson Girl Scout Alliance Event Inspires Young Women to Pursue STEM Careers
In the summer of 2024, Ericsson hosted its annual Girl Scout Alliance event, a day dedicated to inspiring young women to explore careers...
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Jun 263 min read
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Jun 60 min read
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A Discussion with Ashley Cheung: Empowering Change - ADAPT’s Track Illuminates Paths for Non-Attorneys
Interviewee: Ashley Cheung Principal & Founder, Virtual Patent Gateway, LLC Interviewers: Nicole Cohen and Camelia Gilani ADAPT...
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Mar 133 min read
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Ideas to Inventions
The student body of Calistoga High School, a Title I (low-income) school in California has been through a lot over the last several...
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Feb 43 min read
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Nov 20, 20240 min read
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Patent Pathways®: Fostering the Next Generation in Patent Law
Patent Pathways® is a nonprofit organization dedicated to breaking down barriers and creating equal opportunities in the patent...
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Nov 13, 20243 min read
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Empowering Careers: Fox Rothschild's Sponsorship Program
Roadmap for Retention in Intellectual Property law firms In an industry where diversity and inclusion initiatives often fall short, Fox...
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Oct 3, 20243 min read
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Empowering Tomorrow’s Engineers: Rice Engineering Alumni Association’s Summer Engineering Experience
Unlocking Potential, Building Bridges A fundamental question was asked by the founders of ADAPT: How can we scale efforts across the...
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Aug 16, 20244 min read
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Empowering Future Minds: Collaboration with the Street Law Program
Interviewee: Jacob Song Director of Legal Affairs, Marconi Interviewer: Nicole Cohen ADAPT Communications Team ADAPT strives to improve...
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Jul 30, 20243 min read
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A Discussion with Azie Aziz, Patent Agent at Womble Bond Dickinson: Leading by Example
Interviewee: Azie Aziz, Ph.D., Patent Agent, Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP Houston Interviewer: Adam Jaffe ADAPT Communications Team I...
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Apr 19, 20244 min read
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Pearne & Gordon LLP: Our Long Commitment to Increasing Diversity in Our Patent Team
Deborah L. Corpus - Partner at Pearne & Gordon LLP, Co-chair, DEI committee At Pearne, diversity has always been a priority. This is...
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Jul 16, 20233 min read
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Taking a LEAP: How Cruise has Embraced ADAPT’s Platform
Wade Yamazaki - Supervising Principal Counsel at Cruise, ADAPT Co-Founder As an attorney at Cruise, one of the most significant benefits...
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Jun 2, 20232 min read
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Celebrating World IP Day: Braille-It, a Labeling for an Independent Life
Invented in 1829, braille is a system of raised dots representing letters that are read by touch. It can enable people with blindness to...
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Apr 23, 20233 min read
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ADAPT co-founder Judy Yee and Patent DEI Vanguard Elaine Spector share their DEI Journey
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...
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Mar 15, 20231 min read
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Celebrating Black History Month – ADAPT Member Harrity and Harrity's MFI 2.0 Spotlight – Arlene Neal
To celebrate Black History Month, we are highlighting the black-owned law firms that participated in Harrity & Harrity’s 2022 Minority...

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Feb 26, 20235 min read
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