In Memoriam – Passing of Eugenia “Genie” Hansen

It is with sadness that I note that Genie Hansen died suddenly at her home on Monday. She had been at Richard, Medlock and Andrews and Sidley and Austin and started Hemingway & Hansen in 2005 in Dallas. She had served on the Board of AIPLA and chaired the Women in IP Law and Public Relations Committees. I met her when Rochelle Seide and Kathleen Terry revived the Chem/Biotech Patent Practice Seminars for AIPLA, which were offered in three cities, every two years from 1994 into the 2000’s.  In 1994 she presented the ethics part of the seminar with David Hitchcock. In 1996, she and David spoke on interferences, In 1998, she spoke on optimizing international filings and in 2000, she spoke on writing process claims. This was a tough schedule, but Genie’s ability to work hard and smile easily made these IP “Roadshows” effective and almost fun. She will be  missed!