Patrick Richards is a partner and a member of the IP Procurement and Portfolio Management practice group. Patrick is experienced in all areas of intellectual property, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. As a registered patent attorney, Patrick dedicates a substantial portion of his practice to helping businesses protect their technical innovations, both acquiring patents to help clients build valuable IP portfolios and enforcing patent rights through litigation. Patrick also has extensive experience working with clients on their trademark portfolios.
Patrick approaches legal work with the mind of an entrepreneur and business owner. In addition to founding a law firm that he managed for over a decade, Patrick has founded and managed a number of other businesses, including a medical device company. Having been a business owner, Patrick is particularly adept at pairing his legal advice with his clients’ business strategy and objectives. Clients commonly come to Patrick for help with legal work outside of the intellectual property space due to his ability to manage teams of attorneys spanning a wide range of legal practices.
Patrick particularly enjoys working with businesses that are in growth mode, whether early stage startups or more established businesses looking to build on their success.
