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  Corporate   Entertainment, Arts, & Sports   Inventors   Law Firm Leadership Council   Patent Agents   Startups   Venture Capital

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  IP Community Service Awards   IP Legends Awards   IP Startups Awards   CIP CUP Charity Golf Tournament

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  Corporate IP Institute   IP Springposium   2025 October IP Month Kickoff

IP Education

  K-12 IP Education   University IP Alliance
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Scott Frank
Scott Frank

Scott Frank

Venadar; (Retired) AT&T

GIPA Chair, President

Corrine Sukiennik

Corrine Sukiennik

C-Synergies

Executive Director

Kenneth Franklin

Kenneth Franklin

Georgia State University


Tarianna Stewart

Tarianna Stewart

NYU Technology Opportunities & Ventures

Vice Chair, Access and Engagement, Patent Agent Roundtable

Mike Wright

Mike Wright

Coca-Cola (retired)

Treasurer

Michael Hobbs

Michael Hobbs

Troutman Pepper

Secretary & Corporate Governance

Yuri Eliezer

Yuri Eliezer

Founders Legal

Fundraising

Pai Liu

Pai Liu

Georgia State University

Michael Frnka

Michael Frnka

Chris Arena

Chris Arena

Baker Hostetler

Sander Biehn

Sander Biehn

Thought Horizon

Jeff Blake

Jeff Blake

Merchant & Gould

Jim Corbitt, Ph.D.

Jim Corbitt, Ph.D.

Azurity Pharmaceuticals

Anne Fahrni

Anne Fahrni

Blackstone and Cullen

Alexander Gee

Alexander Gee

Ballard Spahr LLP

Diane Durrett

Diane Durrett

Producer, Singer, & Songwriter

Entertainment, Arts & Sports

Jamie Graham

Jamie Graham

Meso Scale Diagnostics

Chris Haggerty

Chris Haggerty

UPS

Brenda Holmes

Brenda Holmes

Kilpatrick Townsend

Ed Khalili

Ed Khalili

Founders Legal

Greg Kirsch

Greg Kirsch

Smith Gambrell & Russell

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Andy McNeil

Andy McNeil

Georgia Tech

Ashley Mengwasser

Ashley Mengwasser

Georgia Public Broadcasting

Sam Mullman

Sam Mullman

Wellborn, Wallace & Mullman

Brittney A. Smith

Brittney A. Smith

McDermott Will & Emery

Lindsay Smith

Lindsay Smith

Crown Jewel Insurance

David Sutherland

David Sutherland

University of Georgia
Terry School of Business

David Sutherland

David Sutherland

University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business

Entertainment, Arts, and Sports

Mary Albertson

Mary Albertson

Georgia Institute of Technology Office of Technology Licensing

Russell Allen

Russell Allen

Biotech Exec

Georgia, Health, Technology, MAC, Entrepreneur

Brannon Anthony

Brannon Anthony

Tyler Perry Studios

John Avery

John Avery

Advanced Technology Development Center (ATDC)

Umar Bakhsh

Umar Bakhsh

Eversheds Sutherland; Atlanta Bar - IP Section Chair

Bruce Berger

Bruce Berger

Clark Atlanta University

Innovation, Entrepreneurship

Perry Binder

Perry Binder

Binder Law Training, Georgia State University College of Business

Barry Brager

Barry Brager

Perception Partners

Laura Brewer

Laura Brewer

University of Georgia, Georgia Science and Engineering Fair

Justin Burns

Justin Burns

Georgia Research Alliance

Chason Carroll

Chason Carroll

General Counsel, Mueller

Elizabeth Cecere

Elizabeth Cecere

OneTrust

AIPLA Moot Court

Christopher Chan

Christopher Chan

Christopher J Chan IP Law

Gia Compton

Gia Compton

GBC Solutions Group

Chris Cornelison

Chris Cornelison

Kennesaw State University

Clint Crosby

Clint Crosby

Baker Donelson

Chris Curfman

Chris Curfman

Meunier, Carlin & Curfman; Georgia Bar - IP Section Chair

Braxton Davis

Braxton Davis

Facebook, Patent Institute of Training, Georgia State University

Derek Eberhart

Derek Eberhart

University of Georgia Innovation Gateway

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Jim Forbes

Jim Forbes

Vizzia Technologies
Digital Health

Kristina Forbes

Kristina Forbes

Georgia Center for Oncology Research & Education (Georgia CORE)

Georgia, Health, Technology

Maria Thacker Goethe

Maria Thacker Goethe

Georgia Life Sciences 

Jonathan Goins

Jonathan Goins

Lewis Brisbois

Yaniv Heled

Yaniv Heled

Georgia State University College of Law

Laura Huffman

Laura Huffman

King & Spalding

Georgia University IP Alliance

Jim Johnson

Jim Johnson

Eversheds Sutherland (Retired)

Access and Engagement

Jessica Keesee

Jessica Keesee

Meunier Carlin & Curfman LLC

Ed Khalili

Ed Khalili

Founders Legal

Charles Landrum

Charles Landrum

Brient IP Law

Gibson Lanier

Gibson Lanier

Atlanta Bar IP Section, Meunier Carlin

James Lillard

James Lillard

Morehouse School of Medicine

Eric Maurer

Eric Maurer

Thomas Horstemeyer

K-12 IP Education

Miles Nieman

Miles Nieman

Fire Mountain Capital

Len Pagano

Len Pagano

Safe America

Marguerite E. "Becky" Patrick

Marguerite E. "Becky" Patrick

Law Office of Marguerite E. Patrick LLC

Daniela Perry

Daniela Perry

Georgia Chamber of Commerce

Meredith Ragains

Meredith Ragains

Georgia Lawyers for the Arts, Georgia PATENTS

Karla Redding-Andrews

Karla Redding-Andrews

Otis Redding Foundation

Kim Ribbans

Kim Ribbans

Native American IP Enterprise Council

West Richards

West Richards

American Transaction Processors Coalition

John Sears

John Sears

Lex Generalis, Innovators Legal, Wake Forest University School of Law

Cheryl Tubach

Cheryl Tubach

J.M. Huber

Sarah Wilkening

Sarah Wilkening

Life Sciences and Pharmaceutical

Larry Williams

Larry Williams

Technology Association of Georgia

Sam Zellner

Sam Zellner

AT&T (Retired)

Inspire IP

Dawn Ross

Dawn Ross

Executive Committee

Ross & Owens Ross Law

Pooya Shoghi

Pooya Shoghi

Executive Committee

Partner Lee & Hayes

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Scott Frank
Corrine Sukiennik
Kenneth Franklin
Tarianna Stewart
Mike Wright
Michael Hobbs
Yuri Eliezer
Pai Liu
Michael Frnka
Chris Arena
Sander Biehn
Jeff Blake
Jim Corbitt, Ph.D.
Anne Fahrni
Alexander Gee
Diane Durrett
Jamie Graham
Chris Haggerty
Brenda Holmes
Ed Khalili
Greg Kirsch
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Andy McNeil
Ashley Mengwasser
Sam Mullman
Brittney A. Smith
Lindsay Smith
David Sutherland
David Sutherland
Mary Albertson
Russell Allen
Brannon Anthony
John Avery
Umar Bakhsh
Bruce Berger
Perry Binder
Barry Brager
Laura Brewer
Justin Burns
Chason Carroll
Elizabeth Cecere
Christopher Chan
Gia Compton
Chris Cornelison
Clint Crosby
Chris Curfman
Braxton Davis
Derek Eberhart
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Jim Forbes
Kristina Forbes
Maria Thacker Goethe
Jonathan Goins
Yaniv Heled
Laura Huffman
Jim Johnson
Jessica Keesee
Ed Khalili
Charles Landrum
Gibson Lanier
James Lillard
Eric Maurer
Miles Nieman
Len Pagano
Marguerite E. "Becky" Patrick
Daniela Perry
Meredith Ragains
Karla Redding-Andrews
Kim Ribbans
West Richards
John Sears
Cheryl Tubach
Sarah Wilkening
Larry Williams
Sam Zellner
Dawn Ross
Pooya Shoghi

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