BCLT-Oregon Start-Up Series: (Session 4) Early-Stage Life Sciences Companies - IP and Trade Secret Strategies
Author/Instructor
BCLT & Oregon Law
Topic(s)
Legal Education for Entrepreneurs/Innovators
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Patent Litigation
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Patent Prosecution
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Privacy & Cybersecurity
DESCRIPTION
Session 4: Chain of Title
BCLT-Oregon Start-Up Series
BCLT Life Sciences Law & Policy Center
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. | B-CLE
0.75 General CLE Credit Available
Series Info | Resources | Speaker Bios & Contact Info
Launching a life science company comes with big scientific goals—and even bigger IP challenges. Join us in this practical and engaging session, as Goodwin experts Robert Frederickson III and Olivia Uitto, PhD, walk you through how to build and protect your innovation pipeline from day one. Whether you’re navigating patents, trade secrets, or tricky commercialization timelines, this session will help you avoid early missteps and lay the legal groundwork for long-term success.
Ideal for founders, legal teams, and early-stage investors, this program offers actionable insight into how to protect your ideas and maximize future value in a complex and competitive industry.
In this session, you’ll learn how to:
- Understand the unique IP needs of life science companies
- Navigate the patent process, from application to enforcement
- Choose the right strategy: patent vs. trade secret—and how to protect both
- Avoid costly gaps in IP ownership or disclosure
- Implement trade secret safeguards
- Recognize risks from former employees, partners, or collaborators
Speaker(s):
Robert Frederickson III, Goodwin
Olivia Uitto, Goodwin
Program Series:
Are you a scientist, inventor, entrepreneur, or investor thinking about launching or working with a start-up company? Do you have questions about patents and trade secrets, regulatory requirements, consulting agreements, privacy considerations, and/or IP licensing? The Berkeley Center for Law & Technology and the University of Oregon School of Law have partnered on a new Start-Up Signature Series of virtual legal education programs, designed specifically for start-up companies and their investors. The Start-Up Signature Series will give you the education you need to successfully push your start-up forward!
All programs are free to access.
This course is available to students for free.