IP 101 Talk with Trevor Q. Coddington: Protecting Your Innovation & IP Fundamentals
Join the Texas Innovation Center and Kane Russell Coleman Logan (KRCL) for an essential "IP 101" lunch and learn session featuring Trevor Q. Coddington, Ph.D., Director at KRCL.
Navigating intellectual property is a critical milestone for early-stage founders, student entrepreneurs, and faculty researchers. Whether you are looking to protect your core technology, understand patent prosecution, or build a defensible asset portfolio for future fundraising, this session will break down the fundamentals of IP strategy in an accessible, high-impact format.
Complimentary lunch will be served for registered attendees, courtesy of KRCL.
Schedule
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM: Check-in, doors open & complimentary lunch
12:00 – 12:30 PM: IP 101 talk with Trevor Coddington
12:30 – 1:00 PM: Audience Q&A
1:00 – 1:30 PM: Networking & discussions
About Trevor Coddington
Director, Kane Russell Coleman Logan (KRCL)
Trevor Coddington's practice focuses on intellectual property law, with deep experience in patent litigation and procurement. He pairs a doctorate in physics with decades of courtroom and prosecution experience to help clients protect, monetize, and defend the innovations reshaping their industries, always with an eye toward how intellectual property strategy advances clients' actual business objectives.
Prior to private practice, Trevor served as a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, evaluating applications in applied cryptography and emerging technologies across e-commerce, telecommunications, and cybersecurity. He has litigated patent infringement and validity disputes nationwide and secured hundreds of patents before the USPTO, including notable work in holographic and digital projection technologies used in live entertainment.
Getting here
In person only. Texas Innovation Center, EER 2.518 — Engineering Education and Research Center, 2501 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712.
Enter the EER building on the second floor and turn left; TXIC is on your right, directly across from O's Campus Cafe.
Parking: Speedway Garage (SWG) or San Jacinto Garage (SJG)
Rideshare drop-off: Speedway and Dean Keeton St.