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):
Todd Dickinson
Former director of the USPTO, current executive director of the American Intellectual Property Law AssociationWith more than 30 years' experience in intellectual property, Todd Dickinson is a former under secretary of commerce for intellectual property and director of the USPTO. He is currently the executive director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and his previous roles have included vice president and chief IP counsel for General Electric.
Dickinson has written and spoken extensively on IP issues and has testified before Congress, the Federal Trade Commission and the National Academy of Sciences on IP administration and policy. He was previously vice chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association and served on the Executive Committee of the Intellectual Property Owners Association. Dickinson has been named one of the 50 most influential people in intellectual property three times by Managing Intellectual Property.