Founders Meetup: How to Protect Your Intellectual Property as a Startup

112 East Myrtle Avenue,Johnson City TN 37601

11 November, 2021

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Founders Meetup: Protecting Your Intellectual Property as a Startup As any entrepreneur knows, the early days of starting a business can be so overwhelming to founders that they ignore some very important aspects of running a business. Intellectual Property protection is usually the first thing that gets ignored, leaving founders and their startups vulnerable in the long run. John Wood, a Patent & Trademark attorney, will join us in the next Founders Meetup to teach about IP protection and share practical advice on some steps you can take right now to protect your business. John has provided intellectual property counsel to companies, from well-established to venture capital funded startups to local businesses, as well as investors, both pre and post investment, on matters such as: Patent portfolio strength analysisInternal intellectual property intake structuring for forward thinking best-in-class portfoliosDrafted and prosecuted patents to protect innovations in the US and internationally, on budget, including a 300+ patent portfolio as sole in-house counsel of $250M funded startup Beamreach/Solexel with subsequent acquisitions by TeslaDrafted and prosecuted trademark applications to protect brands before the USPTO, including trademark cancellation proceedings for the University of Texas In addition to his law firm, he serves on the Board of Directors of Create Appalachia, teaches intellectual property law as faculty at East Tennessee State University, and is an advisor to various Silicon Valley and Johnson City startups. ______________________ Founders Meetup is all about bringing Entrepreneurs, and those curious about Startups, together to share ideas while learning from each other. Some sessions have guest speakers and others have a topic of discussion the attendees focus on. FoundersForge is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization on a mission to build the Startup ecosystem in the Appalachian Highlands. We believe in underdog Entrepreneurs and helping them on their Startup journey. Follow us @myFoundersForge to get connected!