IP to IPO: Investing in and Protecting your IP

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You’re an entrepreneur with a patent or a trademark, now what? What’s the best way to use them to protect your intellectual property? How can you leverage your patent or trademark to grow your business? As evidenced on TV’s ‘Shark Tank®’, venture capitalists often inquire about IP rights when deciding whether to invest critical money into a growing business and therefore the ownership of IP rights can make or break a start-up. A representative from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and two entrepreneurs will discuss obtaining IP rights, benefiting from the protection they deliver, and procuring funding to manufacture their product or to license their idea to other companies.