Bao Tran
General Counsel – IP
Bao Tran has over 20 years of IP law experience, most recently as Principal Attorney at Tran & Associates. He specializes in building intellectual property portfolio (IP), IP generation and procurement, manage IP policies (policy drafting, training, and auditing), perform design-around exercises on behalf of clients as part of the IP due diligence, and monetize IP portfolios. His experience covers semiconductor design and fabrication technology, medical device technology, software technology, Web 2.0 technology, nanotechnology and international filing (PCT).
He also served as General Counsel for The Resource Group (TRG) where he managed corporate litigation/arbitration, corporate compliance, and M&A transactions. Prior to TRG, he was Associate General Counsel at Align Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) where he developed and managed its intellectual property portfolio, including worldwide IP filing activities and licensing agreements. Prior to Align, he was with the patent firm of Fish & Richardson.
Mr. Tran is a registered patent attorney with the USPTO and a member of the California Bar and Texas Bar.
Mr. Tran graduated with a JD from the University of Houston Law Center in 1993, MBA in Finance and Marketing from Columbia Business School in 1987 and BSEE, BACS, BAMS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Math Science from Rice University in 1985.
He also served as General Counsel for The Resource Group (TRG) where he managed corporate litigation/arbitration, corporate compliance, and M&A transactions. Prior to TRG, he was Associate General Counsel at Align Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGN) where he developed and managed its intellectual property portfolio, including worldwide IP filing activities and licensing agreements. Prior to Align, he was with the patent firm of Fish & Richardson.
Mr. Tran is a registered patent attorney with the USPTO and a member of the California Bar and Texas Bar.
Mr. Tran graduated with a JD from the University of Houston Law Center in 1993, MBA in Finance and Marketing from Columbia Business School in 1987 and BSEE, BACS, BAMS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Math Science from Rice University in 1985.