Great innovative ideas are at the heart of tech startups. One of the most common concerns among startup founders is how to protect their great ideas. The realm of controlling and protecting intellectual property can be confusing and seem daunting. There’s more to it than filing a patent or registering a trademark. At March’s StartupSac Office Hours we welcomed attorneys Justin Borrowdale and Josh Escovedo from Weintraub Tobin to provide attendees with an overview of intellectual property control and protection.
The workshop covered a range of issues including:
- Founder Intellectual Property
- Independent Contractor Intellectual Property Issues
- Employee Intellectual Property Issues
- Protecting Startup Intellectual Property
Check out the video recording of the workshop below.
About Weintraub Tobin
Weintraub Tobin works with and supports the startup community statewide, including sponsorship of StartupSac. Their attorneys provide legal services including entity formation, operating agreements, financing, key employee compensation, corporate governance, and the topic our presenters are going to speak to today, intellectual property.
About Justin M. Borrowdale
Justin focuses his practice on counseling both public and private clients through finance transactions, merger and acquisition deals, and related commercial transactions. He has experience working with both selling and acquiring companies on M&A deals, as well as with both companies and investors on financing transactions. He assists companies in solving corporate governance and commercial agreement issues, including complying with SEC and NASDAQ reporting obligations for his public company clients. Justin counsels startups and emerging companies in formation, financing, and intellectual property matters.
About Josh H. Escovedo
Josh is an experienced trial attorney and a member of the Firm’s Litigation, Intellectual Property, and Real Estate practice groups, serving clients throughout California and nationwide. Josh’s litigation practice has a particular emphasis on disputes involving real property and intellectual property. He also handles a broad range of commercial litigation matters for clients in various industries, including hospitality, real estate, sports and entertainment, agriculture, and construction. Josh has extensive experience dealing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the United States Copyright Office and has successfully handled various matters before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.
