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Steve Bachmann

Bachmann Law Group

Please join us Thursday, July 29th at 6:00 p.m. here at Founders Floor for a detailed workshop on Patent, Trademark, Licensing & IP Strategies for Startups

To capitalize on software and hardware innovations, start-up companies often rely on different types of Intellectual Property (IP) to protect their innovations, ward off law suits, attract investment, and prevent competitor knock-offs. Every major and successful software and hardware company has an IP strategy and patent portfolio that has been a key factor in its growth and success.

Leading this workshop is Steve Bachmann, an IP patent attorney and founder of Bachmann Law Group, with over 20 years of experience in intellectual property matters, servicing Fortune 500 client companies as well as early stage start-ups and venture backed companies. In this workshop Steve will cover in detail all aspects of a winning IP strategy for tech startups, including patents, provisional patents, trademarks, copyrights and licencing.

If you are a startup or entrepreneur, this is a workshop you do not want to miss!

The event starts with a  Virtual networking reception

This workshop will include topics and questions such as:

• Different types of IP (patents, trademarks, copyrights, licencing) that can be utilized by a start-up company
• Why and when a startup should consider pursuing different types of IP protection
• Differences between provisional patent and non-provisional patent applicationsBudget considerations for patents and other IP
• Overview of patent application preparation, prior art searching and design-arounds.
• Should I apply for patents in other countries besides the U.S.?
• The importance of copyright and trademark protection for your company brand
• Strategic copyright protection of software
• Best practices and key pitfalls to avoid with respect to obtaining patent protection.
• Tips related to open source law and technology
• And your questions!Have an immigration question you would like to ask or learn about during the workshop? Submit your question or topic to our online question portal –  either before or during the event.

STARTUP WORKSHOP SPEAKER

Steve Bachmann
Bachmann Law Group

Steve Bachmann is the founder of Bachmann Law Group and specializes in patent and
intellectual property matters. For over 20 years, Steve‘s practice has focused on using
domestic and international intellectual property acquisition, enforcement, and licensing
to provide individualized intellectual property counseling and strategies that are tailored
to each client’s business goals.
Steve counsels clients on prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent and trademark
applications, implementing trade secret programs, and global enforcement and defense
of his client’s patents. He has represented clients in all aspects of patent development,
including acceleration, reissue, reexamination, appeals, and post-grant review. Steve
also counsels clients on intellectual property (IP) portfolio development and strategy,
licensing and technology transfer negotiation and drafting, open source, competitor IP
analysis and investigations, IP related due diligence, and providing opinion letters regarding non-infringement and invalidity. Steve’s clients include Fortune 500 companies as well as start-up and venture backed companies. He has a law degree from Golden Gate University, School of Law, and an Electrical Engineering degree from San Jose State University.`

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