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[**Learn More**](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/action) # Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable About The Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable (CIPR) provides an exclusive member forum for in-house IP professionals to exchange information, ideas and best practices about managing an IP portfolio.  ##### **CIPR Membership Benefits** Each year begins with the Corporate IP Roundtable Kickoff, featuring a global IP leader as speaker and opportunities for members to network with each other and IP thought-leaders. This event is open only to members, sponsor representatives, and special guests. After the kickoff event, roundtable meetings are regularly held both virtually and in-person to discuss various topics of interest. A few example topic areas include: - IP inside the company, including incentives, senior management buy-in, culture, internal public relations, training and employee/vendor agreements - IP marketing, including prioritization, licensing and selling - IP enforcement/defense - IP asset development, including prioritization, quality, cost and timeliness ##### Other CIPR Benefits CIPR members also receive two (2) free registrations to the annual Corporate IP Institute, a premiere 2-day CLE that focuses on the issues most relevant to in-house IP counsel.  Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable® memberships are for operating companies only. **Companies represented at CIPI in the past include:** AT&T, C.R. Bard, Chick-fil-A, Cisco Systems, General Electric Company, The Home Depot, IBM, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, McKesson, Newell Rubbermaid, Southern Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. and UPS. ## Become A Member If you are sponsoring a membership designee, please include their information below. ## Prior and Current Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable Members Acuity Brands, At&T, Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Avanos Medical, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Cardlytics, Change Healthcare, Coca-Cola, Emory, Equifax, Georgia Lawyers for The Arts, Georgia Institute Of Technology, Georgia State University, Home Depot, J M Huber, Kemira, McKesson, Mueller Water Products, Newell Brands, Onetrust, Rheem, Solvay North America, Southern Company, Southwire, Superior Essex, University Of Georgia, VMware, Inc. ## Prior Corporate IP Roundtable Keynotes **2021:** **Lisa Jorgenson** ***Deputy General, Patents & Technology Sector*** World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) **2020:** **Phyllis T. Turner-Brim** ***Vice President, Assistant General Counsel IP & Technology*** Starbucks **2019: Leslie Slavich** ***General Counsel*** Spanx **2018:** **Sarah Harris** ***General Counsel*** United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) **2017:** **Allen Lo** ***Deputy General Counsel and Vice President for Product, IP, and Legal Operations*** Facebook **2016:** **Bill LaFontaine** ***General Manager, Intellectual Property & Vice President Research Business Development*** IBM **2015: Mark Powell** ***Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation*** United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) **2014:** **David Kappos** ***Former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Director*** United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)  **2013:** **Ada Nielsen** ***Former President*** Licensing Executive Society (LES) **2012:** **Hon. Paul Michel** ***United States Circuit Judge (retired)*** United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit **2011: Kevin Rivette** ***Author*** Rembrandts in the Attic **2010:** **Stuart Graham** ***Associate Professor, Strategy & Innovation Management*** Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology **2009:** **Marshall Phelps** ***Former Chief of Global IP Operations*** IBM and Microsoft **2008:** **Suzanne Harrison** ***Principal:*** Percipience ***Author:*** Edison in the Boardroom **2007: Jim Malackowski** ***Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer*** Ocean Tomo **2006:** **Paula Trac** ***Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Research*** Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta ## RELATED ARTICLES [![GIPA_Logo_final_transparent_white_registered](https://20820773.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hub/20820773/hubfs/Logos%20-%20GIPA/GIPA_Logo_final_transparent_white_registered.png?width=131&name=GIPA_Logo_final_transparent_white_registered.png)](http://gaipalliance.org) Prosper under our umbrella.® ###### [Who We Help](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/who-we-help) [Creators](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/who-we-help/creator) [Protectors](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/who-we-help/protector) [Enablers](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/who-we-help/enabler) [Educators](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/who-we-help/creator-0) ###### [Action](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/action) [Donate](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/action/donate) [Become A Sponsor](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/action/become-a-sponsor) [Volunteer](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/action/volunteer) [Contact Us](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/about/contact) ###### [About Us](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/about) ###### [Progams](https://blog.gaipalliance.org/programs) ###### [IP Events](https://blog.gaipalliance.org/events) ###### [Resources](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/resources) ###### [Glossary](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/about/glossary) Sign Up To Receive GIPA News & Updates ###### © 2023 GEORGIA INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ALLIANCE   [Privacy Policy](https://20820773-hs-sites-com.sandbox.hs-sites.com/privacy-policy) [![gipa-back-to-top-button](https://blog.gaipalliance.org/hs-fs/hubfs/2023%20Website/Global/gipa-back-to-top-button.png?width=58&height=60&name=gipa-back-to-top-button.png)](https://blog.gaipalliance.org/programs/corporate-intellectual-property-roundtable#top)   ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "Organization", "address" : { "@type" : "PostalAddress", "addressCountry" : "US", "addressLocality" : "Atlanta", "addressRegion" : "Georgia", "postalCode" : "30309", "streetAddress" : "999 Peachtree Street" }, "knowsLanguage" : "en", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://20820773.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20820773/Logos%20-%20GIPA/GIPA_gaipalliance_Logo_final_transparent_tight_registered.png" }, "name" : "Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance", "url" : "https://blog.gaipalliance.org/programs/corporate-intellectual-property-roundtable" } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "abstract" : "Discover the benefits of joining the Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable (CIPR), gain insights, network, and explore key topics.", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "GIPA" }, "dateModified" : "October 12, 2023 8 PM", "datePublished" : "October 2, 2023 7 PM", "headline" : "Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable", "image" : "https://20820773.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20820773/2023%20Website/Global/gipa-placeholder-blog-post-image%20%E2%80%93%201.webp", "inLanguage" : "en", "keywords" : "[Protector]", "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@type" : "WebPage" }, "name" : "Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://20820773.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/20820773/Logos%20-%20GIPA/GIPA_gaipalliance_Logo_final_transparent_tight_registered.png" }, "name" : "Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance" }, "text" : "About The Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable (CIPR) provides an exclusive member forum for in-house IP professionals to exchange information, ideas and best practices about managing an IP portfolio. CIPR Membership Benefits Each year begins with the Corporate IP Roundtable Kickoff, featuring a global IP leader as speaker and opportunities for members to network with each other and IP thought-leaders. This event is open only to members, sponsor representatives, and special guests. After the kickoff event, roundtable meetings are regularly held both virtually and in-person to discuss various topics of interest. A few example topic areas include: IP inside the company, including incentives, senior management buy-in, culture, internal public relations, training and employee/vendor agreements IP marketing, including prioritization, licensing and selling IP enforcement/defense IP asset development, including prioritization, quality, cost and timeliness Other CIPR Benefits CIPR members also receive two (2) free registrations to the annual Corporate IP Institute, a premiere 2-day CLE that focuses on the issues most relevant to in-house IP counsel. Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable® memberships are for operating companies only. Companies represented at CIPI in the past include: AT&T, C.R. Bard, Chick-fil-A, Cisco Systems, General Electric Company, The Home Depot, IBM, Kimberly-Clark Corporation, McKesson, Newell Rubbermaid, Southern Company, The Coca-Cola Company, Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc. and UPS. Become A Member If you are sponsoring a membership designee, please include their information below. Prior and Current Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable Members Acuity Brands, At&T, Arbor Pharmaceuticals, Avanos Medical, Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health, Cardlytics, Change Healthcare, Coca-Cola, Emory, Equifax, Georgia Lawyers for The Arts, Georgia Institute Of Technology, Georgia State University, Home Depot, J M Huber, Kemira, McKesson, Mueller Water Products, Newell Brands, Onetrust, Rheem, Solvay North America, Southern Company, Southwire, Superior Essex, University Of Georgia, VMware, Inc. Prior Corporate IP Roundtable Keynotes 2021: Lisa Jorgenson Deputy General, Patents & Technology Sector World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2020: Phyllis T. Turner-Brim Vice President, Assistant General Counsel IP & Technology Starbucks 2019: Leslie Slavich General Counsel Spanx 2018: Sarah Harris General Counsel United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 2017: Allen Lo Deputy General Counsel and Vice President for Product, IP, and Legal Operations Facebook 2016: Bill LaFontaine General Manager, Intellectual Property & Vice President Research Business Development IBM 2015: Mark Powell Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 2014: David Kappos Former Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and Director United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) 2013: Ada Nielsen Former President Licensing Executive Society (LES) 2012: Hon. Paul Michel United States Circuit Judge (retired) United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit 2011: Kevin Rivette Author Rembrandts in the Attic 2010: Stuart Graham Associate Professor, Strategy & Innovation Management Scheller College of Business, Georgia Institute of Technology 2009: Marshall Phelps Former Chief of Global IP Operations IBM and Microsoft 2008: Suzanne Harrison Principal: Percipience Author: Edison in the Boardroom 2007: Jim Malackowski Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer Ocean Tomo 2006: Paula Trac Senior Vice President and Associate Director of Research Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta", "url" : "https://blog.gaipalliance.org/programs/corporate-intellectual-property-roundtable", "wordCount" : "2013" } ``` ```json { "@context" : "https://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "GIPA", "url" : "https://blog.gaipalliance.org/programs/author/gipa" }, "dateModified" : "2023-10-12T20:57:42.942Z", "datePublished" : "2023-10-02T19:29:29.000Z", "headline" : "Corporate Intellectual Property Roundtable", "image" : [ "https://blog.gaipalliance.org/hubfs/2023%20Website/Global/gipa-placeholder-blog-post-image%20%E2%80%93%201.webp" ], "mainEntityOfPage" : { "@id" : "https://blog.gaipalliance.org/programs/corporate-intellectual-property-roundtable", "@type" : "WebPage" }, "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "url" : "https://blog.gaipalliance.org/hubfs/Logos%20-%20GIPA/GIPA_gaipalliance_Logo_final_transparent_600x400_registered.png" }, "name" : "Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance" } } ```