"As a Latina patent attorney, I am a frequent speaker on diversity in inventorship. The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently revealed that a mere 12 percent of inventors listed on patent applications are women," Katherine Franco said.
November 30, 2022 at 08:03 AM
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Katherine Franco, an intellectual property and technology partner at Blank Rome, is a Top Women in IP honoree as part of the 2022 Texas Lawyer Awards. Franco shared insights with Texas Lawyer about starting an Inclusive Inventorship Initiative at her firm, as well as other topics.
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Katherine Franco of Blank Rome. Courtesy photo
