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Women leaving legal profession in Malaysia despite lack of 'glass ceiling'

Maxis IP specialist Kimberly Tey discusses her experience and gender representation in the legal field

Neurodiversity and mental health: Celebrating difference in the IP profession

This Neurodiversity Celebration Week, Equifax IP chief Elizabeth Lester shares her personal experience and approach to working with neurodivergent innovators

Tackling gender inequality in Japan's IP profession

On International Women’s Day, Naoko Omukai, a partner at Nishimura & Asahi, tells us about her experience as a woman in intellectual property

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Former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu calls for robust IP regime to keep pace with China

America risks losing ground in the next tech revolution he warns in an interview with Burford Capital Managing Director Katharine Wolanyk

17 January 2023

Diversity in IP: a global conversation that needs to continue

Saturday Opinion: IAM editor Rachel Mountain reflects on social mobility and offers a glimpse into an upcoming special report on DEI

14 January 2023

Apple’s ex-licensing director alleges patent department favours white men

Jayna Whitt’s wrongful termination suit against the iPhone maker claims that women and minority patent professionals do not receive the same career opportunities

05 January 2023

Finding ‘lost Einsteins’: US patent advisory committee calls for more diverse inventors

Chair of the PPAC Steve Caltrider shares annual report extract on expanding the base of innovation

29 November 2022

Corning’s journey toward applying a diversity and inclusion lens to IP

IP director Anjanette Lecher reflects on the intersection of her culture and career

01 November 2022

WIPO DDG Lisa Jorgenson on women in IP and global patent trends

Director General speaks about development of PCT and launch of the IP and Gender Action Plan in conversation with IAM

25 October 2022

Increasing diversity in innovation sprints

Changing your approach to collaboration can yield greater participation and higher quality ideas

28 September 2022

How European countries compare on gender diversity in inventorship

Analysis of EPO data reveals ‘Women Inventor Rate’ lags when compared to USPTO and WIPO

15 September 2022

Diversity, equity & inclusion matter: a son’s perspective

P&G’s John M Lipchitz reflects on an employment discrimination case in Massachusetts involving his mother

02 September 2022

IP and innovation inclusion takes a village: a Meta perspective

As the Advancing Diversity Across Patent Teams programme launches, Micheal L Binns expands on the company’s DEI efforts

29 July 2022

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