Flann Lippincott

DESIGNER • ATTORNEY • SPEAKER • EDUCATOR

Flann shares her expertise from teaching business and intellectual property law at top design schools for over 9 years. She has also educated attorneys on Design Law and presented at conferences hosted by premier law, design, and educational organizations.

For the past 14 years, Flann assisted clients with their patent, copyright, trademark, and contract matters, and helped them defend their intellectual property and contracts in court. Now she focuses on guiding Get Traction customers through their educational Design Law journey.

In her free time, Flann indulges in her passion for racing her BMW, which infuses her coaching with lessons learned from competing when the stakes are high.

BIO

EDUCATION

  • Cornell University, B.A., Seton Hall School of Law, M.S.J. in Intellectual Property, magna cum laude,
    Rutgers University School of Law J.D.

  • John C. Lifland Inn of Court: Barrister, Intellectual Property Litigation

  • American Inns of Court: National Advocacy Training Program

BUSINESS & DESIGN

  • Founder and CEO of a branded international luxury home and fashion accessories company

  • Founder and CEO of a design consultancy focused on mass-market and hard home corporate gift

PRESENTATIONS & PANELS

  • US Patent and Trademark Office, Design Patent Examiner’s Day: Design Patent Obviousness

  • NJ Institute for Continuing Legal Education: Fifth Annual Art Law Symposium

  • Rutgers School of Law, Community Law Clinic: A Designer’s Perspective on IP

  • New Jersey Institute of Technology: International Trade Law

  • International IP Assoc CLE: Culture, Creativity, and Code

  • Lawline CLE: Design Law, Graffiti Law

  • Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA): National Conference Speaker

  • DesignXRI Design Weeks: Design Law & Licensing, IP & the Creative Economy

  • LearnXDesign Conference: Design Law for Educators

  • DesignEd Conference: The Many Faces of Property Rights in Design

TEACHING

  • Pratt Institute, Dept. of Industrial Design. Masters of Industrial Design: The Business of Design. Center for Continuing and Professional Studies: Intellectual Property Law, Entrepreneurship. Summer Workshop: Intellectual Property

  • Parsons School of Design Strategies. Master’s of Strategic Design & Management, Regulatory and Ethical Constructs of Business. Bachelor’s of Strategic Design & Management, Intellectual Property, Business Regulations and Practices

  • Monmouth University: Law & Society

PUBLICATIONS

  • Industrial Designers Society of America, INNOVATION Summer 2023, Licensed to Win