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Kristie Prinz is the Founder and Managing Principal of the intellectual property boutique firm, The Prinz Law Office, in the Silicon Valley, California. Her practice includes the drafting and negotiation of intellectual property licenses and related agreements, with a focus on the high technology and life sciences industries, and she also handles issues in the area of e-commerce and Internet law. Prior to founding The Prinz Law Office, Ms. Prinz was a member of the licensing department in the Palo Alto office of the New York-based intellectual property law firm of Pennie & Edmonds, LLP. Ms. Prinz is an active member of the American Bar Association (“ABA”), where she serves as the Chair of the VOIP and Programs Committees and as a member of the Nominating and Section Branding Committees for the Science and Technology Section. She is also active in the ABA’s Business Section Cyberspace Committee, and currently serves as a member of the Advisory Board for the Silicon Valley Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society. Previously, Ms. Prinz served as Director of Life Sciences/Biotechnology for the Silicon Valley Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners, as the Copyright Committee Sublicensing Chair of the ABA’s Intellectual Property Section, as a member the Intellectual Property Owner Association’s U.S. Copyright Law and the Corporate IP Management Committees, and as a member of Astia’s Life Sciences and Entrepreneur Venture Catalyst Program Planning Committee. Additionally, Ms. Prinz has been a regular contributor for the “Ask the Lawyer” column on intellectual property law for [login to view URL]; is the author of both The California Biotech Law Blog and The Silicon Valley IP Licensing Law Blog; and is a frequent speaker on intellectual property issues. Ms. Prinz’s media interviews and appearances include Dow Jones, CNN Radio, American Public Radio’s “Marketplace,” The California Lawyer, IP 360, Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News, and Sky Radio. Ms. Prinz graduated summa cum laude with a BA in Political Science and Spanish from Furman University, and she is a graduate of Vanderbilt University School of Law.