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Daniel Shulman, an IP Lawyer at Vedder Price in Chicago is on today to discuss how to make space for a robust culture of innovation.

He and Josh talk through the specifics of creating a place where innovators are free to innovate – even during a pandemic. They discuss remote work and how to set your employees up for success in that environment. We hear about creating a pipeline of ideas and allowing people to view work a little differently during this unprecedented time.

This interview was recorded in March 2020 at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Mr. Shulman is an IP lawyer whose practice focuses on turning innovation into value. Creating value from innovation requires a holistic, strategic, and flexible beginning to end approach. While most outside lawyers only specialize in the last chapter of the playbook—sending nasty letters and going to court—Mr. Shulman likes to advise his clients on how to start earlier. Turning innovation into value begins with a culture of innovation, effective intellectual property strategies designed to align a company’s intellectual property to its intellectual capital, and culminates—ideally—with a product in the market and not a product in the courtroom.

Going from the drawing board to the market was his goal when he was Chief IP Counsel for a major consumer goods company for twelve years, and that knowledge and experience is unique among outside lawyers. When his clients do need to litigate to protect their innovation, or secure their own right to practice their innovation, Mr. Shulman has the experience and track record of success to lead all aspects of litigation, from trial through appeals. Today, his practice focuses on all aspects of intellectual property acquisition, monetization and enforcement, including complex patent litigation, trademark litigation, unfair competition, advertising disputes, copyright litigation, trade secret litigation and all aspects of patent and trademark prosecution and portfolio management. 

Mr. Shulman has experience with innovations relating to consumer packaged goods, electronic exchanges, insurance industry, telecommunications, financial products, mechanical and electrical devices, and prosecuting patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also advises clients on intellectual property transactions including technology development agreements, confidentiality and joint development agreements, licensing and mergers and acquisitions.

Full Transcript with IP Lawyer Daniel Shulman

Erin Srebinski: [00:00:14] Hey everyone. We’re back with another episode of Ask an Innovator. Today we have Daniel Shulman on, he’s an intellectual property attorney here in Chicago.

His practice focuses on turning innovation into value. He talks with Josh about how to create a culture of innovation and they go through the impact that COVID-19 has and has had an innovation and business in general, check out cityinnovationlabs.