Led by Elaine Spector (Harrity), Shruti Costales (Shruti Law PLLC) & Richard Watkins (Medtronic)
Duties – Engage law firms to hire participants, match law firms with participants, and engage corporations to become partners or offer summer internship positions
Time Commitment – 1-2 hours weekly
Requirements – Able to work on the committee remotely
Led by Tara Agnew Harris (Treasurer)
Duties – Track all incoming funds and outgoing expenses
Time Commitment – 2-3 hours monthly
Led by Natalie Parcell (Harrity), Carrie Sadowski (Pillsbury Law), & Josh Hauser (Harrity)
Duties – Review incoming resumes; Prescreen applicants; Prepare and send emails to applicants; Coordinate meeting times for participants and interviewers; Schedule calls; Provide appropriate documents to interviewers
Time Commitment – 1-2 hours weekly during the peak admissions months
Requirements – Available to meet with participants via videoconference
Led by Samantha Sullivan (Harrity & Harrity, LLP)
Duties – Create graphics, videos, flyers, and other content that reflect the Patent Pathways® brand and encourage participants, partners, sponsors, and volunteers to partake in the program; Post content across a variety of social media channels, groups, and pages; Design and distribute email content, including quarterly newsletters; Gather contacts across academia, professional organizations, etc. and conduct outreach using branded content
Time Commitment – Flexible, with a 30 minute biweekly meeting and ongoing projects to hop on. Ideally looking for someone who can commit 1-2 hours biweekly.
Requirements – Experience in digital marketing, including the use of graphic design tools is preferred but not required; good writing skills; social media aptitude; ideas for brand awareness and expansion
Led by Steve Kontos (Harrity) & Maeve Carpenter (IBM)
Duties – Recruit mentors; Provide ongoing guidance for mentors; Prepare surveys for mentors & mentees; Develop training for mentors; Keep the mentors engaged; Plan & execute virtual orientation & virtual networking events for mentors and mentees (e.g., 1-2 mentors and 4 – 8 mentees in a virtual coffee setting)
Time Commitment – 1-2 hours weekly
Requirements – Open to both Patent Agents and Attorneys
Led by Nathan Gundlach (Harrity) & Nelson Nolte (Harrity)
Duties – Prepare and present on MPEP-based exams: review questions, how to find them in MPEP
Time Commitment – 2-3 hours on presentation week (rotates) during bootcamp time period, reduced otherwise
Requirements – Available to meet with participants via videoconference; MPEP Knowledge
Led by Lyssa-Michelle Morris (Holland & Hart), Edward Kim (Harrity), & Sora Ko (Mayer Brown LLP)
Duties – Brainstorm creative ideas to recruit participants; Research and solicit professional organizations, universities, etc. to partner with for recruiting participants; Conduct virtual (and occasionally in-person) information sessions with potential applicants; Engage universities, professional organizations, etc.
Time Commitment – 1-2 hours weekly during the peak recruiting months (possibly more if travel is required for in-person information sessions)
Requirements – Involves some travel to professional organization conferences.
Led by Audrey Ogurchak (Lowenstein Sandler) & Rosa Walker (Pillsbury Law)
Duties – Moderate at least one weekly session; Recruit instructors and presenters for program sessions; Prepare/edit & distribute slides for sessions; Email communication with participants; Create & share video meeting invitations (e.g., Zoom)
Time Commitment – 1-2 hours weekly
Requirements – Topics cover career readiness, interview preparation, patent preparation & prosecution training, goal setting, time management, mental wellbeing
We’re looking for patent professionals who are passionate about expanding the patent field to join our subcommittees for the upcoming Patent Pathways® program!
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