Ceyda Maisami is the chief IP counsel at HP, guiding the company’s global intellectual property strategy. She leads a team of professionals managing a comprehensive range of IP matters, including patents, trade secrets, trademarks, copyrights, and marketing, as well as overseeing IP transactions. Her team also supports litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and other corporate transactional issues. Previously, Ceyda worked on high profile patent prosecution and litigation matters at Finnegan and Chadbourne & Parke. Her career began in the technical field as an electrical engineer at Osram Sylvania in the lighting industry, providing her with a strong foundation for an in-house intellectual property law role.