Event Session
Innovation, IP and Women: Solutions for Closing the Gender Gap *
August 27, 2024 @ 5:00 PM EST
5:00 PM ET
August 27, 2024
Innovation, IP and Women: Solutions for Closing the Gender Gap *
The number of women inventors has quintupled since the 1970s, yet fewer than 20% of issued U.S. patents have at least one woman inventor and fewer than 8% list a woman as the primary inventor. This patent gender gap is not the only such gap. In 2023, all-women owned business in the United States raised $3.2 billion from VCs, while all-men owned businesses raise $114 billion. And while more law firm associates are now women, only approximately 10% of all patent litigators in the United States are women.
The question: What can and should be done to close the gap in the IP and innovation fields? Are there any short-term solutions that can be pursued? What should be done long-term to alter these trends?
Materials
A Study on the Representation of Women at the International Trade Commission
‘Moving Beyond Words’ to Action: Women in IP Share Real-World Tips to Close the Gender Gap
USPTO Responds to Patent Bar Gender Gap Inquiry, Mulls Changes to Registration Process
Solving the Patent Bar Gender Gap Without Lowering the Bar to Eligibility
Survey
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Innovation-IP-and-Women
The number of women inventors has quintupled since the 1970s, yet fewer than 20% of issued U.S. patents have at least one woman inventor and fewer than 8% list a woman as the primary inventor. This patent gender gap is not the only such gap. In 2023, all-women owned business in the United States raised $3.2 billion from VCs, while…
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