Arpi Siyahian

Director

Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC

Arpi Siyahian is a patent attorney at Bookoff McAndrews, PLLC. She is passionate about enabling innovators to protect and commercialize their intellectual property. Prior to joining the firm, Arpi was a Senior Technology Manager at NUtech Ventures, the technology transfer and intellectual property management affiliate at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(UNL). In her role, she drafted and negotiated numerous complex intellectual property licenses and sponsored research agreements. Arpi regularly consulted with academic researchers on technology development projects to strengthen intellectual property and render these technologies more desirable for licensing and commercialization.

Arpi has been a member of the Licensing Executives Society since she started her licensing career almost a decade ago. She credits LES courses and the community for helping her develop professionally over the years. Arpi has served as the 2019 & 2020 Annual Meeting Program Chair, 2021 and 2024 Annual Meeting Chair, and Life Sciences Sector Chair.

Arpi holds a PhD in biological chemistry from UCLA, a BS in biochemistry from UC Riverside, and a JD from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.