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This presentation explains how Ascentage Law can assist university technology transfer offices with procurement and protection of intellectual property and business concepts.
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Legal Services for University Tech Transfer Offices
FIRM BACKGROUND▫ Ascentage Law is a boutique IP & licensing firm located in
Cambridge, Massachusetts
▫ Ascentage Law is innovating the delivery of cost-effect legal services for technology-based ventures and creative enterprises
▫ Ascentage Law possesses the business, technological, and legal experience necessary to assist clients effectively in these critical activities.
▫ Our firm philosophy is based on the premise that success in the 21st Century is dependent upon a company’s ability to develop, keep and utilize commercial advantages in the marketplace.
BUSINESS MODEL• Value proposition – Exceed client expectations by providing
exceptional legal services on a value-added basis
▫ Offer quality legal services at value-based prices
▫ Provide direct access to attorneys working on a specific matter
▫ Ongoing legal and business support for university Office of Technology Transfer
▫ Locate and connect tactical business partners to help grow technology concepts
▫ Attorneys with industry experience on developing and exploiting intellectual assets
▫ Virtual docketing management for ease of client access
Partners & Advisors• Ascentage Law Team
▫ R. Drew Ogden Areas of focus:
Licensing Strategic business
growth▫ Travis Johnson
Areas of focus: Patents
▫ Mitchell Bragg Areas of focus:
Trademarks Copyrights Licensing
• Advisors▫ William Murphy
▫ Ron Slusky
▫ Jim Rose
Partner Backgrounds:R. Drew Ogden
Education Relevant Experience
• UNH School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center)▫ Juris Doctor, 1986
• Franklin Pierce College▫ B.S., Finance, 1983
• Ascentage Law, PLLC, • Cambridge, Massachusetts
▫ Founding Partner & Attorney
• Ascentage Group & Advisors, LLC
• Concord, New Hampshire▫ Managing Partner &
Licensed Securities Principal
Please see our website for full bio.
Bar Admissions
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Partner Backgrounds:Travis JohnsonEducation Relevant Experience
• UNH School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center)▫ Juris Doctor, 2010
• University of Utah▫ B.S., Mechanical
Engineering
• Ascentage Law, PLLC, • Cambridge, Massachusetts
▫ Founding Partner & Attorney
• Luminus Devices• Billerica, Massachusetts
▫ Patent Agent• Evans & Sutherland
Computer Corporation• Salt Lake City, Utah
▫ Mechanical EngineerPlease see our website for full bio.
Bar Admissions
• USPTO Patent Bar• Commonwealth of
Massachusetts
Partner Backgrounds:Mitchell BraggEducation Relevant Experience
• UNH School of Law (formerly Franklin Pierce Law Center)▫ Juris Doctor cum laude, 2010
• Clarkson University▫ B.S. with honors, Business &
Technology Mgt. and Political Science, 2006
• Ascentage Law, PLLC• Cambridge, Massachusetts
▫ Founding Partner & Attorney
• Hiscock & Barclay, LLP• New York, New York
▫ Law Clerk, Branding, Trademarks & Copyrights Practice Area
• U.S. Dep’t of Transportation
• Washington, D.C.▫ Law Clerk, Office of the
General Counsel
Please see our website for full bio.
Bar Admissions
• Commonwealth of Massachusetts
• State of New York
NETWORK• Intellectual property
litigation support
• Product branding and marketing experts
• Business Consulting
• M&A Advisory Services/Business Brokering
• Fundraising/Capital Strategies
• Business Turnaround Consulting
• Small Quantity Fabrication and Prototyping Services including micro and nano-scaled structures
RELEVANT SERVICES FOR TTOIntellectual Property Services
• Patent prosecution and comprehensive portfolio management
• Patentability searches and opinions
• IP roadmap development and implementation
• Strategic technology licensing
• Intellectual property due diligence reports and in-depth analysis
• Trade secret policy consulting, including program design, implementation, and on-going maintenance
• Trademark registration/prosecution and comprehensive portfolio management
• Copyright registration and comprehensive portfolio management
• Open source software usage and exploitation strategies
• Internet asset protection, including, domain name procuring and protection such as disputes before ICAAN and Digital Millennium Copyright Act disputes
RELEVANT SERVICES FOR TTOBusiness Law Services
• Business entity creation and transfer, including by-laws, operating agreements, and compensation plans
• Employee manuals, including integration of key technology asset protection policies
• Contract and agreement drafting and review
• Business strategy assistance for product launch