Virtual Water Cooler Chat

Overcoming Triple Challenges with Dr. Mandy Song | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 9

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Dr. Mandy Song on the topic of “Overcoming Triple Challenges.”  
Dr. Song is a Founding and Managing Partner of Bayes, PLLC in McLean, VA, and brings more than a decade’s experience in patent practice, including patent prosecution, client counseling, patent portfolio management and transactions, patent litigation in U.S. federal district courts, and Section 337 ITC, and post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). She has significant experience in a wide range of electrical, computer, and biomedical technologies,  
Dr. Song received her B.S. in Electrical Engineering at Tsinghua University in China, her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering, her Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Duke University, and her J.D. at Georgetown University Law Center.  
To learn more about Mandy and her practice, visit bayes.law. 
 
This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat is sponsored by Planet Depos. As a leader in the global court reporting industry, Planet Depos provides court reporting and litigation technology services throughout the U.S. and abroad to international law firms, worldwide corporations, and government entities. Led by court reporters and renowned industry experts, Planet Depos has extensive experience reporting complex matters around the globe, including arbitrations, trials, and depositions. At the forefront of litigation technology innovation, Planet Depos works closely with clients to implement case-winning tools, including remote depositions, steaming text and video, digital court reporting and digital exhibits. Visit planetdepos.com to learn more and schedule your next legal proceeding.
 
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here. 

A Chat with Jessica Kaiser, Partner at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 8

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Jessica Kaiser on her path to becoming a patent attorney.  
Jessica graduated from the Colorado School of Mines with a degree in metallurgical and materials engineering.  She worked as an engineer for 5 years, primarily in the oil and gas industry, before going to law school.   
After law school, Jessica clerked at both the district court level and at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She was an associate and partner at a large international law firm where she focused her practice on patent litigation before district courts and the International Trade Commission. Then, Jessica went in-house to the Office of General Counsel at the Federal Circuit before joining the Patent Trial and Appeal Board as an administrative patent judge. 
Jessica was an APJ and Lead APJ for over seven years. During that time, she managed and decided numerous cases before the PTAB in AIA trials (both inter partes reviews and post-grant reviews) and ex parte appeals during the original prosecution of patents. Jessica exercised her leadership skills and worked closely with her peers with the USPTO and PTAB leadership in developing and implementing PTAB reforms, including agency rulemaking, a pilot program for motions to amend patent claims during AIA trials, PTAB statistics, and remote hearing operations. 
Jessica returned to private practice in March 2022 at Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, where she advises clients in complex intellectual property disputes. Her practice primarily focuses on district court patent litigation and proceedings before the PTAB.   
Jessica just celebrated her 26th wedding anniversary with her husband, has two wonderful kids aged 13 and 10, and the world’s cuddliest rescue dog. 
Connect with Jessica on LinkedIn.  
 
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here. 

A Chat with Khue Hoang, Co-Managing Partner of Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 7

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Khue Hoang, Co-Managing Partner of Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP. 
Khue has a very impressive professional background. She is the Co-Managing Partner of Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg LLP’s New York office and has over 20 years of experience representing clients in high-stakes patent infringement and licensing disputes. Benchmark Litigation recognizes Khue as a national IP Litigation Star and in New York for Commercial Litigation, and Profiles in Diversity Journal named her a 2022 “Woman Worth Watching in STEM.”   
Khue is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine, where she earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering, and the University of California, San Diego, where she was a Powell Fellow and was awarded an M.S. in Electrical Engineering, with an emphasis in semiconductor physics. She received her law degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law. 
Connect with Khue on LinkedIn.  
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here. 

Reinventing Power in Corporate America with Deepa Purushothaman | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 6

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Deepa Purushothaman on the topic of “Reinventing Power in Corporate America.”   
An Executive Fellow at Harvard Business school, Deepa is a visionary leader, acclaimed author, and passionate speaker on topics related to empowering growth for women of color.  She is a co-founder of nFormation, a company for women of color (WOC) by women of color and the author of The First, The Few, the Only: How Women of Color Can Redefine Power in Corporate America. 
Learn more about Deepa by visiting her website, https://www.deepapuru.com. 
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here. 

Asian Women Leadership and Why It Matters with Sheena Yap Chan | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 5

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Keynote speaker and author Sheena Yap Chan on “Asian Women Leadership and Why It Matters.”  
Sheena works as a consultant with a focus on building self-confidence and has been featured on MindValley, FOX, ThriveGlobal, Manila Times. In 2021, she was named one of Disrupt Magazine’s TOP 10 Self Confidence/Self Love Coaches to Follow. 
Along with her consulting work and speaking engagements, Sheena is the co-author of the internationally bestselling books Asian Women Who Boss Up and International Women of Color Who Boss Up, as well as the founder and host of the award-winning podcast The Tao of Self-Confidence, where she has interviewed over 800 women about their inner journey to self-confidence, including celebrities, 8-figure CEOs and more. To date, The Dao of Self Confidence has over one million downloads. 
Her newest book, The Tao of Self-Confidence: A Guide to Moving Beyond Trauma and Awakening the Leader Within, is available for pre-order for its release in May of 2023. VPG will also be hosting a Virtual Author Talk in celebration of the Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in May. Learn more about the event here.
Sheena’s self-discovery journey may have some twists and turns, but her metamorphosis from someone with limiting beliefs to become the confident woman she is today, and empowering other women to boss up, is an impressive example of “where there is a will, there is a way.”   
Visit https://sheenayapchan.com/ to learn more about Sheena and her work, or follow her on social media: 
http://facebook.com/sheenayapchan 
https://twitter.com/sheenayapchan 
https://www.instagram.com/sheena.yap.chan/ 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/sheenayapchan/ 
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here. 

A Chat with Kelly Hughes, Senior Patent Counsel at Unified Patents, LLC | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 4

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Kelly Hughes, Senior Patent Counsel at Unified Patents, LLC.  
Kelly is a Senior Patent Counsel at Unified Patents, where she supports Unified’s Patent and Trial Appeal Board (PTAB) practice, along with appellate practice. She was previously a patent attorney at Erise IP, focusing on patent litigations and PTAB practice.   
Originally from Michigan, Kelly received her bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Biology at the University of Colorado in Denver, and obtained her J.D. from the University of Colorado (Boulder).   
In her spare time, Kelly enjoys snowboarding and mountain climbing. 
This episode is proudly sponsor by Unified Patents. Unified Patents offers innovative ways to help deter bad patents by protecting technology zones: Non-Practicing Entities (NPE) and Standard-Essential Patents (SEP). Unified Patents is part of the Unified Network, a group that includes Unified Consulting, UnifiedBrands, Unified Edge, Patroll, and Alium. This network deals with complex IP issues, anti-counterfeiting of patents, seeking good prior art, and telecommunications infrastructure. Visit unifiedpatents.com for more details. 
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here. 

A Chat with Dr. Catherine Workman, Vice President of Science at National Geographic | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 3

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Dr. Catherine Workman, Vice President of Science at National Geographic. 
A trained anthropologist, Catherine and Ashley discuss her journey as a scientist, visionary, and leader at National Geographic. Catherine has extensive experience in policy, strategy, management, metrics, and communication of international grant-making, biodiversity conversation, and combating wildlife trafficking, and is widely published in articles relating to conservation topics. She received her M.A. in Anthropology at the University of Colorado Boulder and her Ph.D. in Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University. 
Besides being a (LAPSED) scientist, Catherine enjoys spending time with her family, especially her 3-year-old, being outdoors, and bingeing on podcasts and books.   
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here. 

The Dao to Virtual Gateway with Ashley Cheung | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 2

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Virtual Patent Gateway Principal and Founder Ashley Cheung on “The Dao to Virtual Gateway.” 
Ashley is a first-generation immigrant from Hong Kong and the fearless leader of the Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) team. 
VPG was founded in January of 2020 to allow Ashley to leverage her paralegal skills on a virtual platform. Having supported attorneys for over two decades, first in construction litigation and then in patent litigation, Ashley found her niche in Patent and Trial Appeal (PTAB) practice, eventually wanting to take that skillset and passion to help support patent practitioners in PTAB practices.  
Claiming the University of Kansas as her Alma Mater, Ashley double-majored in Political Science and East Asian Languages and Cultures and went on to receive her Master’s in East Asian Languages & Cultures, with a thesis focus of Chinese American intercultural negotiation styles.   
Ashley is an avid traveler, and she loves spending time reading, writing, learning and connecting with people. Her motto is “Nothing ventured, nothing gained.” 
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here. 

Exploring Soul Purpose with Dr. Anna Yusim | Virtual Water Cooler Chat Episode 1

This episode of Virtual Water Cooler Chat features Dr. Anna Yusim on “Exploring Our Soul Purpose.”
Dr. Yusim is an internationally recognized, award-winning, Board-Certified Stanford and Yale-educated Psychiatrist. She completed her residency at NYU before setting up her practice as an Executive Coach in New York City.
Dr. Yusim’s philosophy is to help individuals achieve their highest level of psychological, emotional & mental well-being. She does this by enabling patients to cultivate their inherent strengths and gain insight into their difficulties.
She is also the author of Fulfilled: How the Science of Spirituality Can Help You Live a Happier, More Meaningful Life. Fulfilled is available for purchase on Amazon. 
Visit http://www.annayusim.com to learn more about Dr. Yusim and her work, or follow her on social media. 
https://www.linkedin.com/in/annayusim/
https://www.instagram.com/annayusim/
https://twitter.com/DrAnnaYusim
https://www.facebook.com/annayusimmd/
Virtual Patent Gateway (VPG) reduces overhead costs by providing PTAB attorneys with on-demand and affordable paralegal support services. Virtual Patent Gateway Founder Ashley Cheung has a passion for supporting the next generation in the workplace, and is committed to developing a growth mindset within VPG.  
Learn more about VPG here.