Mark Lavender

Vice President, Global Intellectual Property at Olympus Corporation

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

About

Contribute to the innovation economy by designing, building, and structuring patent assets and related business endeavors in various fields. Specialties: Regenerative biomedical technologies such as medical devices, tissue engineering, and cell therapy.

Experience

  • Olympus Corporation (7 yrs 4 mos)
    • Vice President, Global IP, SIS IP Business Partner & Chief Patent Counsel
      Apr 2026 - Present · 3 mos

    • Executive Director of Intellectual Property
      Apr 2020 - Apr 2026 · 6 yrs 1 mo

    • Associate General Counsel - Intellectual Property
      Mar 2019 - Apr 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Abbott (2 yrs 3 mos)
    • Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property
      Dec 2017 - Mar 2019 · 1 yr 4 mos

    • Counsel, Intellectual Property
      Jan 2017 - Dec 2017 · 1 yr

  • St. Jude Medical (6 yrs 5 mos)
    • Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property
      Sep 2013 - Jan 2017 · 3 yrs 5 mos

    • Intellectual Property Attorney
      Sep 2010 - Sep 2013 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Referee at Ice Hockey
    Sep 2000 - Dec 2015 · 15 yrs 4 mos

  • Associate at K&L Gates
    Jul 2008 - Aug 2010 · 2 yrs 2 mos