Kirby B. Drake is the Founder of Kirby Drake Law PLLC in Dallas, Texas.  Since 2002, Ms. Drake has focused her efforts on helping clients successfully navigate their intellectual property (IP) challenges, whether those challenges relate to patents, trademarks, trade secrets, or copyrights.  She has a special focus on the patent process, as she is a registered patent attorney.  Ms. Drake is a former chair of the State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property (IP) Section as well as the Women and the Law (WAL) Section.