
Bao Tran
Patent PC (formerly Tran & Associates)
I am a seasoned patent attorney who helps businesses protect their Go-To-Market plans and increase company valuation with IP-based transformation from ideas to IP assets.
I have three decades of helping enterprises large and small develop and execute IP initiatives for all facets of intellectual property strategy, patenting portfolios, and monetization of the portfolio. Sample work includes:
? Represented medical device companies from start-up to IPO in a variety of intellectual property matters, including procurement, prosecution, due diligence assessments, opinions, and litigation, involving technologies such as dental materials, methods of manufacturing, 3D printed manufacturing systems, software systems, and dental appliance cleaning systems, among others, and also implemented HIPAA for a public company
? Represented a fabless 3D semiconductor company in intellectual property matters, including procurement and prosecution, involving technologies such as FinFET and monolithic 3D IC design.
? Represented the world’s largest semiconductor fabrication equipment company in intellectual property matters, including procurement and prosecution of semiconductor processing equipment.
? Represented the R&D research arm of an international company in intellectual property matters, including procurement and prosecution, involving technologies such as wireless communication, laser communication, search engine, microgrid systems, renewable systems, image recognition, smart car, and quantum computing.
? Represented numerous Silicon Valley startup companies in intellectual property matters, including management of intellectual property portfolios, procurement and prosecution, litigation, and opinions, involving technologies such as metaverse AR/VR, blockchain, cryptocurrency, virtual reality, augmented reality, Internet-of-Things (IoT), gene-based data processing systems, houseware products, data storage systems, computers, AI, NFT, fintech, cleantech.
- Intellectual Property
- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
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Free Consultation
Provisional Paten Application $299 Utility Patent Application starting from $3999 - Credit Cards Accepted
- Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
We have financing programs for inventors.
- California
- State Bar of California
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- Chinese: Written
- English: Spoken, Written
- German: Written
- Vietnamese: Spoken, Written
- Founder
- Patent PC (formerly Tran & Associates)
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- I have been practicing law since 1993. I was with Pravel Hewitt and then Fish & Richardson. I became associate general counsel for a public medical device company, general counsel for a 4000 person company and founded Tran & Associates in 2005. I am a seasoned patent attorney who helps businesses protect their Go-To-Market plans and increase company valuation with IP-based transformation from ideas to IP assets. I have three decades of helping enterprises large and small develop and execute IP initiatives for all facets of intellectual property strategy, patenting portfolios, and monetization of the portfolio. Sample work includes: ? Represented medical device companies from start-up to IPO in a variety of intellectual property matters, including procurement, prosecution, due diligence assessments, opinions, and litigation, involving technologies such as dental materials, methods of manufacturing, 3D printed manufacturing systems, software systems, and dental appliances.
- Univ of Houston Law Center
- Law Degree (1993) | Law
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- Specialized in intellectual property law including patent, trademark, copyright
- Honors: Patent Prosecution
- Activities: Specialized in intellectual property law including patent, trademark, copyright
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- Columbia University
- MBA (1987) | Finance
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- Activities and societies: Business Valuation - AICPAActivities and societies: Business Valuation - AICPA Focused on corporate strategy and valuation of companies with intangible assets such as patents and trademarks.
- Honors: IP valuation
- Activities: Startups, Activities and societies: Business Valuation - AICPAActivities and societies: Business Valuation - AICPA Focused on corporate strategy and valuation of companies with intangible assets such as patents and trademarks.
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- Rice Univ
- Undergraduate Degree (1985) | Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Math Science
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- Specialized in high speed computer architecture, massively parallel computation, machine learning with neural network, machine inferencing with LISP, took advanced courses in integrated circuit (IC) chip design as a junior.
- Honors: Eta Kappy Nu
- Activities: Specialized in high speed computer architecture, massively parallel computation, machine learning with neural network, machine inferencing with LISP, took advanced courses in integrated circuit (IC) chip design as a junior.
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- California State Bar  # 195048
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- Attorney License
- Nevada State Bar
- Attorney License
- State Bar of California
- Attorney License
- State Bar of Texas
- Patent Attorney
- US Patent and Trademark Office