Vance VanDrake
University of Cincinnati College of Law
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Vance VanDrake is a Co-Group Leader of Ulmer & Berne's Startups & Emerging Growth Companies Practice Group, specializing in intellectual property, patent, trademark, and venture attorney. With over 23 years of experience, he brings a progressive and creative approach to the development of intellectual property and business strategy for emerging businesses and start-up companies. Vance assists clients with patent drafting, trademark registration, copyright, and trade secret protection. He has worked in-house for a Fortune 500 company and co-founded three start-up companies. Vance is also an active angel investor and has been recognized as one of Cincinnati's top 40 under 40.
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Vance is Co-Group Leader of Ulmer & Berne's Startups & Emerging Growth Companies Practice Group and an intellectual property, patent, trademark, and venture attorney. He is the author of The Patent Game (www.patentgame.co), a book written specifically for inventors, entrepreneurs, and business leaders that want to leverage patents as a key driver of business value. Vance brings a progressive and creative approach to the development of intellectual property and business strategy for emerging businesses and start-up companies. Vance helps his clients, including many angel and venture-backed companies, develop comprehensive strategies in a broad range of technologies including software, medical devices, and mechanical and electrical innovations. Vance assists his clients with all aspects of patent drafting and prosecution, trademark registration and clearance, and copyright and trade secret protection. His experience includes providing clients with patentability, validity, and infringement opinions, and serving various intellectual property litigation and regulatory (FDA) needs. Vance has worked in-house for a Fortune 500 company, has co-founded three start-up companies, and is an active angel investor. Vance is a frequent keynote speaker and mentor for universities, startup accelerators, incubators, and technology groups. He is a past President of the Greater Cincinnati Venture Association and was recognized as one of Cincinnati’s “Top 40 under 40” by the Cincinnati Business Courier. Specialties: venture companies, start-up companies, emerging businesses, angel funding, venture capital, creating intellectual property and business strategies, drafting patent applications, drafting freedom-to-practice opinions, drafting validity opinions, drafting patentability opinions, intellectual property management, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, small business intellectual property management, entrepreneurial intellectual property.
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Venture And Patent Partner | Patent Attorney Author
Business Consulting and Services
Vance VanDrake's Professional Milestones
- Co-Group Leader | Emerging Growth Companies Practice Group (2021-10-01~): Driving collaborative projects and fostering collaboration to succeed in emerging growth partnerships.
- Patent Attorney (2010-11-01~): Successfully represented clients in complex patent litigation, driving favorable outcomes and maximizing legal effectiveness.
Education
Law
2002-2005Certification
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Kela Ivonye
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Larry Horn
ceo @ amplify louisville | community ecosystem & network catalyst | collaborator | change agent | incurably curious
Keionna Baker
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Jenn Callahan
Chief Vision Officer
Jenn Callahan
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