Corey Salsberg

Vice President and Global Head of IP Affairs, Novartis

Corey Salsberg is Vice President and Global Head of IP Affairs for Novartis, a global healthcare company with a presence in over 140 countries that is one of the world’s leading biopharmaceutical innovators.  He also serves on the Boards of Directors of the Federal Circuit Bar Association, and California Lawyers for the Arts, a not-for-profit legal aid society that serves the creative arts and inventor communities.

A graduate of Stanford Law School and Yale University, Corey is a seasoned attorney with over 20 years of legal, policy and advocacy experience.  He is one of the founders and developers of the Inventors Assistance Program, a WIPO-World Economic Forum initiative that provides pro bono legal services to under-resourced inventors in developing countries; Pat-INFORMED, a global online database of medicine-related patent information co-sponsored and hosted by WIPO and the International Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers (IFPMA); and most recently, the IP PACT, a groundbreaking set of principles and commitments that publicly sets forth the patient-centric approach to IP shared by its company signatories.

A recognized thought leader and frequent contributor around the world, Corey enjoys being at the leading edge of the global conversation around IP, innovation, access and trade.  He has testified as an expert before the United States Senate, speaks regularly to government, academic and public audiences, and frequently appears in a variety of media including public webcasts and podcasts, The Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Law360, IAM and Managing IP.


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