Pamela Cox and Ryan Phelan Recognized as IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders

Marshall Gerstein Partners Pamela Cox and Ryan Phelan have been named as Strategy 300 Global Leaders, an award showcasing the top IP experts in the world for their leadership in innovative and actionable strategies that realize and amplify the worth of IP portfolios.

The Global Leaders report is selected solely from peer nominations and focuses exclusively on those who stand out for their excellence relating to the strategic side of IP portfolio management. The award is part of the overall IAM Strategy 300, which is a highly regarded guide that identifies individuals whose knowledge, experience, and leadership in IP strategy have made a significant impact on the industry.

As a patent attorney who has worked in-house, Pam’s practice focuses on unraveling complex deal structures and devising creative agreement solutions as well as IP protection strategies and alternative dispute resolution for clients ranging from multinational corporations to non-profit institutions. A long-time active supporter of advancing the licensing profession and governance, Pam is Past Corporate Secretary and six-year Member of the Board of the Licensing Executive Society International (LESI), Co-Founder and Chair of the Women in Licensing Alliance (WILA), the former President of the Certified Licensing Professionals, Inc., and multi-term former Member of the Board, frequent invited international presenter and instructor including for the Association of University Technology Managers, and an adjunct professor of Intellectual Property Licensing at Northwestern School of Law.

Ryan represents numerous startup and Fortune 500 clients with patent matters in technical areas and industries including artificial intelligence and machine learning, blockchain and cryptocurrency, medical devices, biometrics data and services, virtual reality, imaging, internet and e-commerce, computer networking, data storage and management, encryption and security, mobile telecommunications, consumer electronics, insurance and finance applications, mechanical devices, among others. Ryan regularly publishes thought leadership articles and speaks on IP law and modern technologies. He frequently writes on the subject of AI at his blog PatentNext at patentnext.com. Ryan also teaches at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law, including coursework on Patenting Software Inventions in the United States.

Read more about the Global Leaders report and view the full list of awardees here.