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