IP Hall of Fame Academy members
The IP Hall of Fame Academy comprises previous, living inductees into the IP Hall of Fame, the panellists from the 2006 IP Hall of Fame induction process and individuals who have been put forward for membership as a consequence of their acknowledged expertise in international intellectual property issues. Moving forward, people will qualify for Academy membership only if they are inducted into the IP Hall of Fame or if their names are submitted for consideration by an existing member.
The role of Academy members is to select IP Hall of Fame inductees from the nominations made by the global IP community.
Current members are (click on name for more information):
Allen Baum
Past president of Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada)President of the Licensing Executives Society (USA and Canada) for 2006-2007, Allen Baum is a patent attorney and shareholder with Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione, one of the largest IP law firms in the United States. His practice is focused on strategic IP counselling in the areas of chemistry, pharmaceuticals, biochemistry and biotechnology. This most often entails due diligence review, licensing, infringement/validity studies and patent preparation/prosecution. He has particular expertise in Paragraph IV litigation. Prior to and during law school, Baum worked as a pharmaceutical chemist for DuPont Merck Pharmaceuticals and SmithKline Beecham. He has also testified before a jury as an expert witness in patent and licensing matters. Baum is listed in Best Lawyers in America for intellectual property and biotechnology for 2007-2010.