Cecily O'Regan Joins Patentia IP Advisory Board

A New Voice to Guide the Vision.

Patentia announced the appointment of Cecily O'Regan, a partner at Fishman Stewart PLLC, to its Intellectual Property Advisory Board. With more than 25 years of patent law experience and a focus on emerging technologies in Silicon Valley, Cecily brings a perspective that spans both the technical depth of complex inventions and the strategic dimension of building defensible IP portfolios.

Supporting Entrepreneurs from Concept to Protection.

Throughout her career, Cecily O'Regan has developed a particular specialty in working with entrepreneurs and early-stage companies as they translate innovative concepts into protectable assets. That orientation aligns directly with Patentia's mission: making IP protection accessible to inventors at the moment they need it, not just after they can afford a full legal team.

Her practice focuses on helping clients build IP strategies that can withstand commercial scrutiny, attract investment, and hold up under enforcement. The advisory role brings that strategic orientation into the core of how Patentia develops its services.

Areas of Technical Focus.

Cecily's patent practice covers several of the most active domains in modern IP:

• Software and Artificial Intelligence
• Medical Devices
• Biometrics
• Clean Technologies

These are precisely the areas where prior art search is most consequential. Dense patent landscapes, fast-moving development cycles, and high filing volumes make early-stage search critical for any inventor operating in these fields.

An Inventor's Perspective.

Cecily O'Regan holds eight issued patents herself. That direct experience as an inventor, combined with her role as a practitioner, means she understands patent protection from both sides of the process. Advisors who have navigated the system personally bring a different quality of insight to product decisions, and that grounded perspective will shape how Patentia thinks about the inventor experience.

How Cecily Will Shape Patentia's Direction.

In the advisory capacity, Cecily will focus on three priorities. First, enhancing the AI tools built for deep-tech inventors so that they reflect the complexity of the fields they operate in. Second, strengthening the guidance provided for global patent protection, particularly for inventors navigating multi-jurisdiction strategy. Third, ensuring that Patentia's services stay current with the evolving landscape of IP law, including the ongoing shifts in software patentability, AI inventorship, and clean technology classification.

Patent strategy is not a static discipline, and Cecily's active practice means the advisory input will always reflect the current state of the field, not just historical best practices.