For more than two years, I have been the editor in charge of managing IAM’s litigation reporter. During recruiting for the role in 2023, I screened candidates’ applications and cover letters, choosing candidates for our short list. I conducted multiple interviews with promising candidates, and scored their performance on writing tests. I hired my preferred …
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Coverage of international politics
As deputy editor of IAM, I’m responsible for the US patent policy beat. The patent world is global in nature, and US policy often impacts the patent policies of other nations. When US patent policy intersects with other countries, I cover these international political topics. Here is an example of an international political story that …
US patent policy coverage
Covering US patent policy is a major part of my beat at IAM. The agencies that I normally cover include: Here is an example of a policy story I covered recently.
‘Women in IP’ monthly feature story
In July 2024, I launched a monthly feature story to report on female intellectual property executives, who are under-represented in the global patent profession. Despite their relatively small numbers, women make an impact in corporations and government. Our interview and profile series picks their brains for insight and analysis surrounding IP strategy, team leadership, negotiations …
Management of bimonthly ‘Long Read’ feature
As deputy editor of IAM, for more than two years I have managed our bimonthly “Long Read” article series. I track the publication schedule and ensure that we have a 2,000 to 3,000 word feature article ready to publish on deadline. The work entails writing, editing, and management of staff reporters and outside contributing writers. …
Coverage of major patent asset transaction
Writing about the biggest deals in the intellectual property world is one of my coverage focuses at IAM. Many times this means one company has sold thousands of patents and patent applications to another company. Other times, a seller is selling business units to the buyer. Here is an example of my coverage of one …
Coverage of major business unit sale
Writing about the biggest deals in the intellectual property world is one of my coverage focuses at IAM. Many times this means one company has sold thousands of patents and patent applications to another company. Other times, a seller is selling business units to the buyer. Here is an example of my transactions coverage of …
Monthly US patent transactions column
As the deputy editor of IAM, I have created a monthly column to report US patent transactions (paywall). Discovering interesting patent transactions can be difficult because of the volume of patent assignments that parties record with the US Patent and Trademark Office. Working with a data provider, I scour a spreadsheet of the transactions, researching …
No Future for Men in Democratic Party? Female Dems Oust 8 Male Judges in Texas
Women lawyers who threw their hats in the ring to run for judge this primary season made a good bet. As Texas voters in the Democratic Primary hit the polls Tuesday, it appears they picked female judge candidates. Female Democratic challengers ousted five incumbent male judges in Houston, two in Austin and one in San …
No One Dared To Run Against 70% of Texas District Judges —And That’s the Way It’s Always Been
Statistics show that incumbent judges across Texas enjoy an advantage when they run for reelection. Nearly 70% of the incumbent judges running for reelection this year sailed to another term with absolutely no contest in their primaries or the general election. This year in Texas, 145 of 341 total judicial candidates, or 43%, had no opponent …