Enrica Bruno Pasadena (USA)
Enrica Bruno is an EPO-Qualified U.S. Patent Attorney, Founder and Managing Partner of the firm Steinfl + Bruno LLP. Enrica currently serves as AIPLA representative at the SACEPO Working Party on Quality and as the Liaison of the California Lawyers Association to the US Bars EPO Liaison Council. She is also the immediate past Co-Chair of the AIPLA Harmonization Committee and the past Co-Chair of the AIPLA IP Practice in Europe Committee. Additionally, she is a CEIPI tutor. With extensive professional experience in both the U.S. and Europe, Enrica specializes in drafting, prosecuting, and managing worldwide patent portfolios. She develops intellectual property strategies to protect innovations across biotechnology, chemistry, and other technical fields. Enrica is admitted to the State Bar of California, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the Italian Patent and Trademark Office. She has been admitted to practice law in Italy and has passed the European Qualifying Examination to practice before the European Patent Office. Enrica earned both a Laurea Specialistica (Masters Equivalent) degree in Biology and the equivalent of a Juris Doctorate both issued by the Italian University System (Università degli Studi di Palermo).