Biography
Valerie L. Calloway is Senior Counsel and Global Trademark Law Leader for IBM. Prior to joining IBM, Ms. Calloway served as Chief Intellectual Property Counsel for two companies, where she worked at each to maintain, enforce, and continue developing global intellectual property portfolios. During her more than 20 years of practice in the intellectual property profession, Ms. Calloway has worked as both in-house and outside counsel for several Fortune 1000 firms. Prior to attending Law School, Ms. Calloway was employed in manufacturing management.
Ms. Calloway was a member of the Board of Directors of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) from 2016-2019 and is a life member of the National Bar Association. Ms. Calloway earned her M.B.A. from the University of Chicago, her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Minnesota, and her B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Virginia. She is admitted to practice law in Ohio, New York (In-House Counsel), and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.