NEWS

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Shruti Costales, who is the Owner & Founder at Shruti Law PLLC®, moderated a panel titled "Patents That Matter: Portfolio Pruning, Value Demonstration & Executive Buy-In," for an IPO Chat Channel webinar. (December 2025). 

Shruti Costales moderated a panel titled "Doing More with Less: Global Patent Prosecution Strategies Under Cost Pressure," for an IPO Chat Channel webinar. (December 2025). 

Shruti Costales, who is the Owner & Founder at Shruti Law PLLC®, moderated a panel titled "What Can Outside Counsel Do Better & Differently to Support Large and Small IP Departments" at IPO's Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. During this panel, Shruti asked senior leaders from Caterpillar, Equifax, and SLB how outside counsel can tailor our approach to meet the distinct needs of both large and small IP legal departments. The speakers discussed expectations vs. realities in areas like cost efficiency, strategic guidance, responsiveness, and business alignment. (September 2025). 

Shruti Costales spoke at the Intellectual Property Owners Association's Spring Summit on the topic of "AI and Patent Examination & Drafting in the US." (March 2025). 

Shruti Costales spoke on the Intellectual Property Owners Association's IP Chat Channel on the topic of Grit and Business Development in IP Law. (February 2025). 

Shruti Costales, who is the Owner & Founder at Shruti Law PLLC®, led an initiative to create a collaboration between the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) and ADAPT.legal to co-author a Practical Guide on Allyship, Mentorship, and Sponsorship. You can download a copy of the Practical Guide here. (January 2025). 

Shruti Costales co-authored a comment letter on behalf of the American Bar Association - Intellectual Property Law Section on Expanding Opportunities To Appear Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (Docket No. PTO–P–2023–0058) dated May 21, 2024.  

Shruti Costales moderated “Remote, Hybrid, or 100% In-Office Work Models in the Legal Profession - Mental Health Impact on Lawyers, DEI Impact on Lawyers, and Pros & Cons," an IP Chat Channel webinar hosted by the Intellectual Property Owners Association on April 17, 2024.  

Shruti Costales, who is the Owner & Founder at Shruti Law PLLC®, spoke on the Intellectual Property Owners Association's IP Chat Channel on the topic of Demystifying Allyship, Mentorship, and Sponsorship. (March 2025).