Online: Identifying and Protecting your Intellectual Property with Justin Sanders

Intellectual property (“IP”) is becoming increasingly important when it comes to business valuation as well as success – especially for tech companies. A well-developed patent portfolio (along with an IP portfolio, generally) conveys a high degree of technical and commercial sophistication to potential investors, customers, competitors, and licensees. It also proves that you value investment in research and development and are prepared to take appropriate steps to protect those investments. Protecting your IP can be time-sensitive; so the sooner you know what IP you have (or will have), the better you can plan, budget, and put the necessary layers of protection in place.

Justin Sanders will explain this process and will provide you with an introduction to IP (including patents, trademarks, copyright and trade secrets), as well as related issues to keep in mind (such as IP ownership), both in the U.S. and abroad. Come listen to this talk and walk away with some golden nuggets and a plan of action!

Justin Sanders is a registered patent attorney and Vice President of Entralta, where he primarily oversees the High Tech and Mechanical Device practice group and assists clients (primarily startups) with all aspects of identifying, procuring, policing, enforcing, and monetizing their intellectual property in both the U.S. and abroad – all at competitive flat fee rates. Justin graduated from California State University, Long Beach, earning a B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Human Resources Management. He went on to attend Whittier Law School, as a Fellow in the Center for Intellectual Property Law, where he received his J.D. with magna cum laude honors along with a Certificate in Intellectual Property Law.