Linn Inn Alliance Partnership with the Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law

The Linn Inn Alliance has entered into a partnership with the Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law to bring the unique set of tools and programs developed and successfully implemented by the Foundation to the member Inns of the Alliance to advance the important goal of promoting diversity within the patent bar. The Foundation was established in 2002 by AIPLA and the ABA IPL Section to recruit STEM-educated members of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and not only provides them with financial support but importantly engages with them prior to admission to law school and during law school to promote readiness for a successful career in patent law.

THE OBJECTIVE 
The objective of our partnership with the Foundation is to bring the unique set of tools and programs developed and successfully implemented by the Foundation to the member Inns of the Alliance to advance the important goal of promoting diversity within the patent bar.  These tools and programs can be used by individual member Inns to complement existing diversity efforts or to establish new diversity plans suited to their particular capabilities and interests. 

THE FOUNDATION
The Foundation was established in 2002 by AIPLA and the ABA IPL Section.  It recruits STEM-educated members of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups and not only provides them with financial support but importantly engages with them prior to admission to law school and during law school to promote readiness for a successful career in patent law.  Through its Sidney B. Williams Scholar Program, established in 2020, it assists its selected Scholars with law school admission, offers them guidance on how to succeed in law school, helps them take and pass the patent bar exam, mentors them on career paths within IP and otherwise interacts with them throughout their law school careers.
 
Diversity Partnership Donors

(as of January 2022)

 
  • Richard Linn American Inn of Court
  • Pauline Newman American Inn of Court
  • Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court
  • Nancy F. Atlas IP American Inn of Court
  • John C. Lifland American Inn of Court
  • Hon. Barbara M.G. Lynn American Inn of Court
  • Hon. William C. Conner American Inn of Court
  • IP and Innovation American Inn of Court
  • Michigan IP American Inn of Court
  • Q. Todd Dickinson Intellectual Property American Inns of Court
  • The Tokyo IP American Inn of Court
  • Alan D. Lourie Boston Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
  • Seattle IP American Inn of Court
  • Atlanta IP American Inn of Court
 

 

Diversity Partnership Scholars