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[Virtual] Founder Spotlight: Patent Empowerment: Understanding Your Patents (and the Patents of Your Competitors)
Join the Founders of ArticleIP and Kadance Law Group for an in-depth discussion on how to gain greater transparency and control over your patent portfolio.
Kristin Smith (Co-Founder & Chief Legal Officer) will draw on nearly 20 years of experience in patent law, including founding the patent agent training program at Wilson Sonsini, to help the StartX community deepen their understanding of patents.
Unique topics will include and more:
How to create a company-specific customer number with the USPTO
Why you should review your law firm engagement letter to ensure it doesn’t contain a reach-through provision giving the firm a security interest in your patents
In addition, Kristine Pashin (Co-Founder and CEO) and Jordan Leung (Co-Founder and CTO) will walk through software tools you can integrate into your current tech stack to better organize and maintain your patent management systems.
The session will also cover when AI can—and in some cases, should not—be used to enhance patent drafting, prosecution, and portfolio management.
Attendees are encouraged to submit questions in advance via this Google Form. If your questions are primarily legal in nature, please feel free to email Kristin (ksmith@kadancelawgroup.com), CLO of ArticleIP and Kadance Law Group Co-Founder; otherwise, for software questions, email Kristine, CEO of ArticleIP and Kadance Law Group Co-Founder (kristine@articleip.com).