Episode Details

Robert "Bobby" Klinck is an intellectual property attorney, who helps entrepreneurs, startups, and innovators harness the power of their intellectual property rights and reduce exposure to lawsuits or brand challenges in the marketplace.

Bobby prides himself on making the complex issues related to intellectual property understandable for non-lawyers.  He has published two books about intellectual property law: The Entrepreneur's IP Planning Playbook and Patent Litigation Primer.  He is currently working on a more ambitious project – a book to provide entrepreneurs with an overview of how to craft an intellectual property strategy from start to finish. Bobby has his law degree cum laude from Harvard Law School. 

During This Show We Discuss…

What intellectual property (IP) truly is

Understanding the 4 key pillars of IP

The types of risks entrepreneurs face with someone stealing their IP

Why entrepreneurs need an intellectual property plan

Some of the biggest mistakes that entrepreneurs make regarding their intellectual property

Some of the biggest mistakes that entrepreneurs make regarding their intellectual property issues that arise

Debunking myths about intellectual property that entrepreneurs believe

Why it's important to get agreements in writing

Some of the written agreements that entrepreneurs should have

The steps a business owner should take to protect their IP

Some of the ongoing things business owners should do to manage their IP

The steps business owners should take to ensure their employees don't take their clients and IP

What to do if someone steals your IP

How important having content copyrighted is

How important it is for a company to have trademarks

Some mistakes business owners make on social media that leave them legally exposed

The steps business owners should take to protect themselves when posting on social media

And much more...