Leann Pinto

PFTC Group (USA)

Leann Pinto is a business lawyer and global leader in IP strategy, dealmaking, corporate development and the application of AI and distributed ledger technology to intangible assets. Her experience spans pharma to tech, and start-ups to large corporations. Leann successfully litigated blockbuster drug patent cases, and most recently acted as the top three decision-maker in IBM’s IP business group and launched an AI-driven blockchain-based platform for financial management of IP assets as the CEO of IPwe. She is a visionary yet pragmatic leader, hands-on collaborator and strategic business advisor. Leann has been consistently recognized as a top IP strategist worldwide, having spoken at WIPO and the USPTO on intangible asset finance and IP tokenization. Leann is currently focused on developments of data and AI as new classes of IP assets for monetization, as well as the expanding use of trade secrets in IP portfolio strategy.

Leann’s undergraduate degree is from the University of Toledo College of Pharmacy and holds a Juris Doctor from Seton Hall Law School, both magna cum laude.