Keri Sicard is a second-generation registered patent attorney and the owner of Virtual IP Law, LLC.
Keri brings over 20 years of experience in the field of intellectual property to Virtual IP Law, LLC. She has been passionate about patent law and the protection of intellectual property for as long as she can remember. Ms. Sicard was introduced to the field of IP at a young age by her father, who is also a patent attorney and fellow Electrical Engineer. Keri developed a fascination with inventions and protecting those inventions at a young age. She is experienced in a wide variety of technologies, from the simple to the highly complex, and always eager to learn new technologies and advances in existing technologies.
Ms. Sicard has served as the Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Law section of the New Hampshire Bar Association since 2016. She has also spent time as a volunteer New Hampshire CASA Guardian Ad Litem.
The commercialization of space flight and space exploration has given rise to many inventions being deployed into outer space and onto celestial bodies. Inventors seeking to enforce their patent rights are challenged by the territorial nature of intellectual property laws. The current treaties do not protect the inventors’ rights against infringement.