Insights

Additional insights

Publications

  • “What femtech entrepreneurs must know about IP,” Med-Tech News (February 7, 2022)
  • “Giordana Mahn, an IP attorney’s personal story,” Women of Wearables (September 23, 2021)
  • “Sweeping changes: The US Innovation Act of 2015 proposes several dramatic revisions to patent law,” Intellectual Property Magazine (April 2015)
  • “Keeping Trolls Out of Courts and Out of Pocket: Expanding the Inequitable Conduct Doctrine,” 45 LOY. U. CHI. L. J. 1245 (2014)

  • Speaking engagements

  • "Unlocking Innovation in Women's Healthcare," Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (May 3, 2023)
  • "Protecting IP for Femtech Founders," Decoding Healthcare Innovation Podcast, Episode 49 (June 14, 2023)
  • "Privacy and DEI Considerations in Femtech," Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago (April 17, 2023)
  • “Protect Your Med Device IP,” Medstartr Healthcare Innovators Club (June and July 2021)
  • “IP Lessons for Tech Startups in the US,” Women of Wearables Knowledge Hub (March 2021)
  • “11th Annual Advocacy Challenge: Patent Exhaustion & Appellate Review of PTAB Institution Decisions,” The Richard Linn American Inn of Court (April 13, 2017)
  • “Industrial (Design) Revolution: From Spoons to Smartphones,” The Richard Linn American Inn of Court (November 12, 2015)
  • Media mentions

  • "Femtech: from taboo to multibillion-dollar industry," Life Sciences Intellectual Property Review (September 7, 2023)
  • "Femtech Cos. Should Prioritize Pursuing IP, Attys Say," Law360 (November 30, 2022)
  • Ask Me Anything: IP Law for Femtech Founders with Marshall, Gerstein & Borun’s Giordana Mahn,” Femtech Insider (January 6, 2021)