America's First Woman Patent Attorney

Do you know this bit of history about women in IP law?

Who was the first woman lawyer to win a case before the U.S. Supreme Court?

Hint: She graduated from law school in 1895, and was not only the first woman patent attorney in America, but also the first woman to argue a patent case before the high court.

See the answer on the next page.


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