Scott is an industry leader on the intersection of intellectual property law and emerging technologies. He advises clients on a wide variety of IP issues including licensing, crowdfunding, crowdsourcing, freedom to operate, portfolio and landscape analysis, litigation strategy, and monetization. A former partner at the biggest intellectual property law firm in the world, Scott has over 15 years of experience in patent counseling and related litigation in U.S. district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

I am the founder of Ballast IP Capital Group, a venture that leverages the power of crowdfinance to help companies raise the capital necessary to fuel growth and protect a company’s most valuable assets. BIPC provides IP consulting services with the goal of increasing valuations, paving a path to market entry, and optimizing the likelihood of a profitable acquisition event and/or future expansion.

With more than 15 years of experience in patent counseling and related litigation in U.S. district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, I am an industry leader on the intersection of intellectual property law and emerging technologies. I advise clients on a wide variety of IP legal issues including licensing, crowdfunding, freedom-to-operate, portfolio and landscape analysis, litigation strategy, and monetization.