April 2010: Viola M. L. Ange

Viola M. L. Ange, founder of IPParalegals, is an Intellectual Property Specialist with over 25 years of paralegal experience in US and foreign patent, trademark and copyright prosecution as well as litigation. Ms. Ange attended Mesa College In San Diego before transferring to San Diego State University – majoring in business administration and minoring in physics & math.

Throughout her career Ms. Ange has strived to make a difference in the IP prosecution paralegal community by defining and expanding many of the value-added services they offer today. Her assignments have encompassed nearly everything from conducting corporate field investigations in the U.S. to directing major law firm start-up and restructuring projects in Europe. Having excelled in IP boutique law firms, general practice law firms, corporations and as an independent consultant & contractor, her knowledge base and capabilities are impressive and unique.

Within the IP community, Ms. Ange has been actively presenting and educating at industry roundtables, seminars and conferences since 1990. She authored the industry’s landmark patent and trademark paralegal employment knowledge tests, and has served as a co-director, speaker and panelist for the Annual DAPA Intellectual Property Conference, in Dallas Texas, since its second year of operation. Ms. Ange is also a recognized author, presenter & educator of CLE curriculum on domestic & foreign patent prosecution in North Texas.

Most recently, Viola’s career accomplishments merited her membership on the Steering Committee for the newly created Non-Lawyer Professional Group at the Center for American and International Law. As a CAIL instructor and member of the NLPG Steering Committee, Ms. Ange will assume an even greater leadership role in advancing the education level and professional recognition of the IP Paralegal community.