Kristin R. McNulty is Managing Counsel, Trademarks and Brands at Intel Corporation, where she has spent over two decades leading global trademark and brand-protection strategy for one of the world’s most recognized technology companies. She leads the global protection of the famous Intel® brand and Intel’s iconic Sound Mark, along with a worldwide trademark portfolio spanning products and technologies across Intel’s business.


Her work encompasses trademark portfolio strategy, clearance and prosecution, licensing, enforcement and disputes, online brand protection, anti-counterfeiting, and marketing and brand counseling. Kristin has helped guide major global brand initiatives and product launches across consumer graphics and enterprise AI software, including Intel® Arc™ and Intel® Geti™, and has led the evolution of Intel’s worldwide trademark enforcement strategy. She also works at the intersection of intellectual property and emerging technology, including the development and implementation of AI-enabled legal workflows.


Active in the broader intellectual property community, Kristin has spoken and written on trademark and brand-protection issues. She earned her J.D. from the University of San Francisco School of Law and her B.A. from Arizona State University’s Walter Cronkite School.