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Terry Rea

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Overview

Teresa Stanek Rea is a retired partner in the Intellectual Property Group at Crowell & Moring in Washington, D.C. Prior to joining Crowell, she served as Acting Undersecretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

Terry focused on a full range of intellectual property matters including opinions, litigation, patent office expert matters, arbitrations, and mediation related to a wide variety of technologies while concentrating on pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and other life science issues. She is a licensed pharmacist and a former president of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and of the National Inventors Hall of Fame. Terry obtained her Juris Doctor from Wayne State University and her Bachelor of Science from the University of Michigan. She is also an adjunct professor at George Washington University Law School, where she teaches Advanced IP Seminars. Managing IP identified her as one of the Top 50 Most Influential People in Intellectual Property (2013), and IAM Strategy 300 selected her as one of the World’s Leading IP Strategists (2015). She was also named one of Law360’s Top 25 Icons of IP (2016). In 2018, she received the Patent and Trademark Office Society’s Pasquale J. Federico Memorial Award in recognition of her outstanding contributions to the patent and trademark systems of the United States. In 2020, she was inducted into the IP Hall of Fame, and Managing IP named her as one of the Top 250 Women in IP in 2021.

Career & Education

    • University of Michigan, B.S., Rho Chi Honor Society, Pharmacy, 1976
    • Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1980
    • University of Michigan, B.S., Rho Chi Honor Society, Pharmacy, 1976
    • Wayne State University Law School, J.D., 1980

    • District of Columbia
    • Michigan
    • Virginia
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • District of Columbia
    • Michigan
    • Virginia
    • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

    • American Intellectual Property Law Association: President, 2008–2009; Board of Directors 1996–1999, 2005–2011; Arthrex Task Force, 2020–Present; Chair of Public Appointments Committee, 2020–Present
    • National Inventors Hall of Fame: President, 2006–2007; Board of Directors, 1999–2011 
    • Pauline Newman Intellectual Property American Inn of Court: President, 2014–2015; Founding Member, 2011–Present
    • Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Bar Association: Board of Directors, 2016–present; Secretary, 2019–2021; Vice President, 2021–2022 
    • Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law (formerly American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation): Board of Directors, 2016–present; President, 2019–2021
    • American Association of Patent Judges: Membership Chair, 2021–Present; Founding Board Member, 2018–Present; Co-Chair of Membership Committee, 2018–Present
    • United States Intellectual Property Alliance: Founding Board Member, 2020–Present; Co-Chair of Protectors Committee
    • American Bar Association: Intellectual Property Law Section Member, Council 2002–2006; Dispute Resolution Section Member, 2018–Present
    • Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Chair, PTC Law Section, 1994–1995
    • American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists: Biotechnology Section Chair/Executive Council, 1995–1996
    • National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations: Treasurer, 1999–2001
    • State Bar of Michigan: Intellectual Property Law Section Member 
    • Virginia State Bar: Intellectual Property Law Section Member 
    • D.C. Bar: Intellectual Property Law Section
    • American Intellectual Property Law Association: President, 2008–2009; Board of Directors 1996–1999, 2005–2011; Arthrex Task Force, 2020–Present; Chair of Public Appointments Committee, 2020–Present
    • National Inventors Hall of Fame: President, 2006–2007; Board of Directors, 1999–2011 
    • Pauline Newman Intellectual Property American Inn of Court: President, 2014–2015; Founding Member, 2011–Present
    • Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Bar Association: Board of Directors, 2016–present; Secretary, 2019–2021; Vice President, 2021–2022 
    • Foundation for Advancement of Diversity in IP Law (formerly American Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation): Board of Directors, 2016–present; President, 2019–2021
    • American Association of Patent Judges: Membership Chair, 2021–Present; Founding Board Member, 2018–Present; Co-Chair of Membership Committee, 2018–Present
    • United States Intellectual Property Alliance: Founding Board Member, 2020–Present; Co-Chair of Protectors Committee
    • American Bar Association: Intellectual Property Law Section Member, Council 2002–2006; Dispute Resolution Section Member, 2018–Present
    • Bar Association of the District of Columbia, Chair, PTC Law Section, 1994–1995
    • American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists: Biotechnology Section Chair/Executive Council, 1995–1996
    • National Council of Intellectual Property Law Associations: Treasurer, 1999–2001
    • State Bar of Michigan: Intellectual Property Law Section Member 
    • Virginia State Bar: Intellectual Property Law Section Member 
    • D.C. Bar: Intellectual Property Law Section