The Plains Intellectual Property Lawyers

Ralph M. Tener heads McCandlish & Lillard's Information Technology Group. He has practiced computer and intellectual property law for more than fifteen years, working with software and Internet companies from start-up through venture capital investment to sale or merger. He works with information technology and other companies on trademark, copyright, and trade secret protection; software and technology licensing; start-up and venture capital financing; agreements and relationships with developers, resellers, and strategic partners; stock option and other incentive compensation plans; employment and non-competition agreements; online policies, agreements, and terms of service; and corporate matters.

Shruti Costales (she/her) is the Managing Member of Shruti Law PLLC, which is a woman and minority owned law firm in Washington, DC. Shruti has over 20 years of legal experience including several years of experience working as an in-house lawyer for Fortune 100 technology companies. She has two decades of deep legal experience in all things Intellectual Property including but not limited to: patent and trademark application drafting; patent and trademark application prosecution; managing patent and trademark portfolios including managing worldwide portfolios; managing application filing and prosecution by partnering with foreign agents across the world; patent counseling services including...