Kathlyn Card Beckles is the Managing Director and Assistant General Counsel for Intellectual Property and Technology law at JPMorgan Chase. She manages the Patent and Trademark Law group. She is a registered patent attorney responsible for patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets as they relate to JPMorgan, including the areas of litigations, mergers and legislation. Her prior legal experience includes the law firm of Kenyon & Kenyon, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the Chambers of the Hon. Edward Damich of the Court of Federal Claims. Before her legal career, she held positions in analytical chemistry and process engineering. She has a law degree from The George Washington University and a Chemical Engineering Degree from the University of Delaware.