Apply today to join the NAPP Mentorship program where you can receive:

• Structured Pairing: Matches mentors and mentees based on expertise, practice areas, and professional goals.
• Regular Check-ins: Encourages scheduled meetings, discussions, and progress tracking.
• Resource Sharing: Provides access to legal insights, best practices, and career advice.
• Community Building: Creates opportunities for networking, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Career Development: Offers guidance on navigating the complexities of patent law, client interactions, and business development.

The following guidelines relate to qualifications for participation:

• Mentees must be registered patent practitioners (and not law students).
• Mentors and mentees must be NAPP members in good standing.
• Mentors are required to be registered practitioners with at least 10 years of patent prosecution experience.
• Mentors cannot have been sanctioned, suspended, or disbarred from practice by the OED or any state bar.

Mentors and mentees must sign the NAPP Mentoring Agreement.

Mentorship Committee Chair

Mike Bendel, partner, Amundsen Davis

• Serves as Acting In-House Intellectual Property Counsel for Leading Manufacturers, Suppliers and Distributors
• Serves as Patent Counsel for a National and International Leading Equipment Manufacturers and Distributors