Katherine A. Helm, Ph.D.
Partner | New York
Katherine A. Helm, Ph.D.
  • Diversity Pilots Conference Panel — Emory Law School (September 20, 2024) 
    Speaker, — "Diversity in Innovation: What We’ve Learned, What We Need to Know, and Where We’re Headed"
  • Lead Counsel Summit  (August 23-25, 2024)
    Speaker, –“Effective communication skills from boardroom to client meetings” and “How do you plan a case”
  • ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law Annual Meeting — Rockville, MD (April 19, 2024)
    Speaker, "Practical Drafting Tips Following Amgen v. Sanofi: Is 112(f) the Answer?" panel.
  • Dechert's 2024 Life Sciences Day — Philadelphia, PA (February 6, 2024)
    Moderator, Fireside Chat with Sir Gregory Winter.
  • IPO Annual Meeting — Boston, MA (September 11, 2023)
    Speaker, "Increasing Lead Trial Counsel Diversity" panel.
  • Kisaco Research's European Summit on Patent & Biotech Litigation — Amsterdam, Netherlands (January 24-25, 2023)
    Speaker, "Biologics Patent Litigation: Biosimilars Launch, Preliminary Injunction Relief and Section 112" panel, hosted by Kisaco Research.
  • Persistent Barriers Facing Women First Chair Patent Trial Lawyers — New York, NY (November 1, 2022)
    Moderator, hosted by The Engleberg Center, The Birnbaum Women's Leadership Network and ChIPs (Chief of Intellectual Property) NY Chapter.
  • Fireside Chat at the Southern District of New York — New York, NY (October 3, 2022)
    Moderator, hosted by ChIPs (Chiefs of Intellectual Property) NY Chapter.
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association® 2022 Bench & Bar® Conference — Sea Island, GA (June 15, 2022)
    Moderator, Corporate Counsel panel.
  • ACI’s Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law Conference — Virtual Conference (July 28, 2021)
    Moderator, "An Honest Discussion of What’s Working, What’s Not and How to Keep Our Strong Female Talent Once We’ve Gotten Them Through the Door" hosted by ACI
  • ACI's Women Leaders in IP Law Summit — Virtual Conference (March 9, 2021)
    Speaker, "Working Group on Fostering a Versatile and Diverse IP Team" hosted by ACI.
  • ACI's Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law — Virtual Conference (November 17-18, 2020)
    Speaker, “Town Hall on Devising Your 5-Year Plan for Continued Success: Proactively Taking the Next Step in One’s Career” hosted by ACI.
  • Women in Business Law Awards 2020 — Podcast (October 6, 2020)
    Speaker, hosted by Euromoney.
  • Managing IP's Life Sciences Forum — Virtual Conference (September 23, 2020)
    Speaker, "COVID-19 Impact on the Patenting System" panel hosted by Managing IP. 
  • Strategies for Successful Virtual Courtroom Proceedings, with Judge Paul W. Grimm, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Judge Emily Miskel, 470th District Court, Collin County, Texas and Michelle S. Kallen, Deputy Solicitor General, Office of Attorney General of Virginia — Virtual Event (August 20, 2020)
    Speaker, hosted by WAWTA (Washington Area Women Trial Attorneys).
  • The Bravery Challenge, with Crista Samaras, Founder & CEO of Brave Enterprises — Virtual Event (July 28, 2020)
    Moderator, hosted by ChIPs (Chiefs of Intellectual Property) NY Chapter. 
  • Your Hidden Superpowers in Trying Times, with Dr. Becca North, researcher, author and teacher — Virtual Event (June 30, 2020)
    Moderator, hosted by ChIPs (Chiefs of Intellectual Property) NY Chapter.
  • C5’s 12th Annual Forum on Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation — Amsterdam, Netherlands (February 25-26, 2020)
    Speaker, “Developing Practical Strategies for Optimizing Patent Success In Europe and the U.S.” panel hosted by C5 Communications.
  • BPCIA Litigation: Lessons from the Trenches — New York, NY (February 11, 2020)
    Moderator, hosted by the New York Intellectual Property Law Association. View Reference Materials
  • CIPA Life Sciences Conference 2019 — Brighton, England (November 11-12, 2019)
    Speaker, delivered U.S. update on "Satisfying the Disclosure Requirements for Functional Genus Claims" hosted by the Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys. 
  • C5's Life Sciences IP Summit — Munich, Germany (October 15, 2019)
    Speaker, "Focus on the U.S.: Antibody Patents Under 35 U.S.C. § 112 Written Description and Enablement" presentation hosted by C5 Communications.
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Bench & Bar Conference — Colorado Springs, CO (June 14, 2019)
    Speaker, "Serving Veterans Pro Bono (Ethics)" panel. Dr. Helm spoke alongside the Honorable Robert Davis, Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Affairs, and the Honorable Cheryl L. Mason, Chairman to the Board of Veterans Appeals’ in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • Grow, Transform, and Succeed: Taking Charge of Your Career and Thriving with Change LIKE A BOSS —New York, NY (March 6, 2019)
    Speaker, hosted by ChIPs (Chiefs of Intellectual Property).
  • 2nd Annual Women in Law & IP Summit — Seattle, WA (January 31, 2019)
    Speaker, "Cultivating Male Allies: Engaging, Educating & Motivating Men in Diversity" panel hosted by Centerforce. 
  • Women in IPLS — New York, NY (November 6, 2018)
    Speaker, "Women in IP" panel hosted by the Cardozo Intellectual Property Law Society.
  • Ethics, Social Media, and Jury Selection — (August 29, 2017)
    Panelist, Webinar hosted by the American Bar Association. 
  • Social Media and Jury Selection 101: Guidelines Every Litigator Should Know — (August 22, 2017)
    Speaker, Webinar hosted by the American Bar Association. 
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Bench & Bar Conference —  Coeur d'Alene, ID (June 21-24, 2017)
    Speaker, “Next Generation, Ethics & Diversity” panel hosted by the Federal Circuit Bar Association.
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Bench & Bar Conference — Nashville, TN (June 22-25, 2016)
    Moderator, U.S. District Court Judicial Panel, “The Assessment on the 5th year Anniversary of the Patent Pilot Program,” hosted by the Federal Circuit Bar Association.
  • Louis D. Brandeis: An Interdisciplinary Retrospective Conference — New York, NY (March 31-April 1, 2016)
    Speaker, “Brandeis and Lawyering,” hosted by Touro Law's Jewish Law Institute. 
  • Suffolk Law School’s National Judicial Conference — Boston, MA (February 17, 2011)
    Speaker, “Challenging Judicial Independence,” hosted by Suffolk Law School. 

 

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    • Princeton University, A.B., cum laude, Sigma Xi
    • The Johns Hopkins University, M.A.
    • The Johns Hopkins University, Ph.D., Full Scholarship, the Natural Sciences and Engineering Council of Canada
    • Fordham University School of Law, J.D., cum laude, Dean’s List, Parchomovsky-Siegelman Student Graduation Prize, Helen and Norman Burg Graduate Student Ethics Prize, Senior Articles Editor, Fordham Intellectual Property, Media & Entertainment Law Journal
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    • Massachusetts
    • Supreme Court of the United States
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
    • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts
    • United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Honorable Alvin A. Schall
    • United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Honorable Marilyn Hall Patel