Corporate heads of IP need a wide range of skills that go far beyond being a talented patent attorney. Proving their value and demonstrating how they support the larger purpose of the business is critical.
Lorie Goins
Sharon Lai
John Mulgrew
Kristin Lamb
Kristin Lamb is Associate General Counsel, Senior Director of Intellectual Property and Regulatory Compliance for ŌURA, a late-stage health and wellness wearable startup based in Finland and San Francisco that makes the Oura Ring. Kristin leads all aspects of IP development, protection, and enforcement for the company.
Prior to working at ŌURA, Kristin was in private practice with Hogan Lovells in Houston, Texas. She is a former biochemist and patented inventor, studied biochemistry at the University of Colorado, and received her J.D. from American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. She is admitted to the California, Colorado, District of Columbia, and Texas bars, and is a registered patent attorney with the USPTO.
Carey Jordan
Carey Jordan is a partner at Vorys and a patent veteran with two decades of experience handling patent prosecution matters, patent challenges, litigation and intellectual property counseling. Carey has dealt with the gamut of intellectual property issues facing large companies. Her forte is managing global patent portfolios efficiently and cost-effectively in alignment with clients’ business goals. Carey leads our patent team, which includes a technically diverse team of attorneys and agents with degrees in chemistry, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, biosciences, technology, etc.
Carey led our effort to develop our unique suite of patent services called PatentlyIntegrated™. PatentlyIntegrated is a modular and flexible patenting system that can be adapted to create a unique solution for our clients. It provides clients with real cost controls, data-based analyses, and tools to strengthen their patent portfolios for efficient patent spend management.
Carey also regularly counsels clients with respect to licensing, clearance issues and trade secret issues with respect to their global operations. She is considered by clients to be responsive, talented, and a creative out-of-the-box thinker.
Carey's personal passion is to encourage women to study science and engineering. For example, at Clemson University, her alma mater, Carey has established a scholarship campaign to aid women studying science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) obtain their degrees and pursue careers in STEM or IP.
Carey received her J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center, and her M.S. and B.S. in Chemistry from Clemson University.