Organizations Filed Purposes:
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION (IPO) ADVOCATES FOR EFFECTIVE AND AFFORDABLE IP OWNERSHIP RIGHTS AND PROVIDES A WIDE ARRAY OF SERVICES TO MEMBERS, INCLUDING: SUPPORTING MEMBER INTERESTS RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE AND INTERNATIONAL ISSUES; ANALYZING CURRENT IP ISSUES; INFORMATION AND EDUCATIONAL SERVICES; AND DISSEMINATING INFORMATION TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE IMPORTANCE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.
TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR OWNERS OF PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS AND TRADE SECRETS.
CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS:IPO PROVIDES SEVERAL EDUCATIONAL AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES EACH YEAR THAT BRING TOGETHER EXPERTS FROM THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD TO DISCUSS TRENDS AND RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN IP LAW. IN 2018 IPO HELD FOUR EVENTS, INCLUDING OUR ANNUAL MEETING, TWO CLE CONFERENCES, AND AN INNOVATION DIALOGUE TRIP TO CHINA AND JAPAN, WITH A TOTAL OF 1,521 ATTENDEES. IN ADDITION TO OUR LIVE MEETINGS, WE ALSO HELD 35 WEBINARS WITH A TOTAL OF 1,888 REGISTRANTS. THE WEBINARS ARE A WEEKLY ONE-HOUR SERIES ON CURRENT TOPICS IN IP THAT ARE PRODUCED IN COOPERATION WITH HOST PAMELA SHERRID, FORMER EDITOR OF IP LAW & BUSINESS MAGAZINE.
MEMBERSHIP:SERVICES PROVIDED TO MEMBERSHIP INCREASE PUBLIC AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING CONCERNING THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC VALUES OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS. THEY ALSO ENCOURAGE PROTECTION OF PRIVATE INCENTIVES WHICH STIMULATE INVENTIONS, INNOVATION, AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT. THE MEMBERSHIP OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION INCLUDES JUST UNDER 200 COMPANIES AND OVER 12,000 INDIVIDUALS INVOLVED IN IPO THROUGH THEIR COMPANIES OR AS INVENTORS, AUTHORS, EXECUTIVES, UNIVERSITY, LAW FIRMS OR INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY MEMBERS.
GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS - PROMOTING THE INTERESTS OF THE OWNER:IPO ADVOCATES EFFECTIVE PROTECTION FOR PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, COPYRIGHTS, AND TRADE SECRETS, AND ALSO URGES LAWS THAT PROVIDE REASONABLE CERTAINTY TO AVOID UNDUE LITIGATION. IPO POSITIONS ARE COMMUNICATED TO CONGRESS, THE U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE, THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, THE U.S. TRADE REPRESENTATIVE AND OTHER AGENCIES. DURING 2018, IPO ADOPTED A LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL TO AMEND 35 U.S.C. 101 CONCERNING PATENT SUBJECT MATTER ELIGIBILITY, WHICH IS NOW BEING ADVOCATED TO CONGRESS. IPO SUPPORTS REFORMS THAT ENHANCE THE QUALITY OF PATENTS GRANTED AND REDUCE THE UNCERTAINTY AND INCREASING COSTS OF LITIGATION. IPO WILL ALSO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THIS SESSION TO SUPPORT LEGISLATION TO END THE DIVERSION OF USER FEES AWAY FROM THE USPTO TOWARDS UNRELATED GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Mark W Lauroesch | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR/SECRETARY | 26.2 | $463,269 |
| Jessica K Landacre | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 18.8 | $272,367 |
| Samantha Aguayo | DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS | 33.7 | $213,250 |
| Thomas Valente | SENIOR COUNSEL, INT'L AND LEGAL AFFAIRS | 36.6 | $199,150 |
| Megan R Griggs | DIRECTOR OF MEETINGS AND EVENTS | 26.2 | $155,313 |
| Bryan Zielinski | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Don Michael Young | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 10/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Stuart Watt | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Bj Watrous | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Roy Waldron | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 05/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Wadrzyk | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| James J Trussell | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Joerg Thomaier | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gillian Thackray | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brian Suffredini | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Todd Spalding | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Smith | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jessica Sinnott | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew T Shanley | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 03/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Manny Schecter | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Matthew Sarboraria | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Paik Saber | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kevin Rhodes | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Dana Rao | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 11/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Ken Patel | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Doug Norman | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 12/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Ted Naccarella | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Lorie Ann Morgan | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Micky Minhas | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Kelsey Milman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Miller | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 06/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Mcbride | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 08/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Tim Loomis | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 04/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| Elizabeth Lester | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Peter Lee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Michael C Lee | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William Krovatin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Thomas Kingsbury | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Heath Hoglund | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Harris | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Krish Gupta | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tanuja Garde | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Gary Ganzi | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Darryl Frickey | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Frank | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Louis Foreman | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Enebo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Anthony Dibartolomeo | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Robert Deberardine | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Buckmaster De Wolf | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| William J Coughlin | DIRECTOR - UNTIL 10/2018 | 1 | $0 |
| John Conway | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Cara Coburn | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| John Cheek | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Steve Caltrider | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Amelia Buharin | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Edward Blocker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Scott Barker | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Estelle Bakun | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Ron Antush | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Brett Alten | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Karen Cochran | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Daniel Staudt | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Henry Hadad | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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