Do you have Intellectual Property? Is it protected? Dan Shulman, Intellectual Property attorney and my guest on this episode of the Maximize Business Value podcast, and I wholeheartedly agree on the importance of protecting this important company asset and how it impacts the value of your business. Find out what qualifies as intellectual property and how and why you should protect it. We also discuss common mistakes business owners make when it comes to protecting or failing to protect Intellectual Property and how creating a culture of innovation drives business value. Reach out to Dan via email at dshulman@vedderprice.com to get a questionnaire that will help you determine if you have Intellectual Property that needs to be protected.
- Tom mentioned our Culture of Innovation Presentation: HERE IT IS
Daniel Shulman is a Shareholder at Vedder Price and a member of the firm’s Intellectual Property group in the Chicago office, who focuses on all aspects of intellectual property acquisition, monetization, and enforcement, including complex patent litigation, trademark litigation, copyright litigation, trade secret litigation and all aspects of patent and trademark prosecution and portfolio management. He also advises clients on intellectual property transactions including technology development agreements, confidentiality, and joint development agreements, licensing, and mergers and acquisitions. As an in-house attorney, Mr. Shulman developed a keen insight into the challenges businesses face, what constitutes quality service from outside counsel, and how to meet or exceed a client’s budget expectations. Mr. Shulman was named one of the Top Forty Lawyers Under 40 in Illinois in 2013 by the Law Bulletin, Managing IP Top In House IP Star every year from 2015 through 2018 and received the First Chair Award Top In-House Intellectual Property Counsel in 2015, 2016, and 2018. Reach out to him at dshulman@vedderprice.com.
Tom Bronson is the founder and President of Mastery Partners, a company that helps business owners maximize business value, design exit strategy, and transition their business on their terms. Mastery utilizes proven techniques and strategies that dramatically improve business value that was developed during Tom’s career 100 business transaction
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