PhDs in the World of Law

PhD+ Panel Discussion with Jeffrey Mills, PhD, Principal Medler Ferro Woodhouse & Mills, Vikram Iyengar, PhD Counsel, Perkins Coie LLP, and Andrew Reibman, PhD Partner, K&L Gates LLP.

This event is hosted by Duke Engineering PhD Plus

Jeffrey Mills is a Principal whose practice focuses on nanotechnology, pharmaceutical, drug delivery, biotechnology, and aesthetic and medical device matters. Dr. Mills also has experience in clean technologies, including fuel cells and solar technology. Dr. Mills has extensive legal experience in patent prosecution, licensing, due diligence and opinion work, as well as experience in litigation support and interference proceedings.

Vikram Ivengar is a patent attorney and counsels clients in intellectual property matters related to cutting edge emerging technologies. Prior to becoming a patent attorney, he was a senior engineer at IBM, and served on IBM’s invention disclosure review board and was a technical contributor to IBM’s microelectronics business. Vikram is a recognized inventor, having been awarded 25 U.S. patents.

Andrew Reibman is a partner in the intellectual property practice area. He has a broad general intellectual property practice, including licensing, IP transactions, and patent prosecution. His technology focus includes software, medical devices and digital health, electronics, networking, environmental indicators and monitoring, engineering and industrial processes, e-commerce, security financial services. He worked at AT&T Belt Labs prior to law school.

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