Bob Armitage, after completing a decade as Senior Vice President and General Counsel for Eli Lilly and Company, now serves clients as a consultant on IP strategy and policy issues.  Prior to assuming his general counsel role at Lilly, Bob had been Lilly’s Vice President and General Patent Counsel.  Previously, he had  been a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Vinson & Elkins LLP, where he established and led its D.C.-based IP practice, and served for a decade as chief IP counsel for The Upjohn Company.  He has served in a variety of leadership positions in the intellectual property bar, including as president of both the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Association of Corporate Patent Counsel and as chair of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association.  In 2004, the American Intellectual Property Law Association awarded Bob its Excellence Award, recognizing a lifetime of achievement in the IP law profession. In 2008, the New Jersey Intellectual Property Law Association awarded Bob its Jefferson Medal, recognizing exceptional contributions to the field of intellectual property, and the ABA IPL Section awarded Bob its Mark T. Banner Award in 2019, recognizing his contributions to patent policy issues.

Today, Robert serves as a consultant on IP strategy and policy. He offers great expertise to Sus Clinicals where he advises on intellectual property and patent strategies and plans to support the Sus’ proprietary position.