Patent and TM attorney at Frost Brown Todd & author of The Patent Game | Speaker & Teacher | Start-up Mentor and Angel Investor
Cincinnati, OH
Joined March 2012
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Running a company:
2020: can you survive a pandemic?
2021: still here? we’re going to give all of your competitors $100m series A rounds.
2022: wow, you made it? okay, all engineers cost $600,000/year now.
2023: nice job! okay, we’re going to take away your bank account.
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Most situations don’t call for an “attack dog” lawyer.
They call for a “relentlessly constructive problem solver” lawyer.
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A Cincinnati law firm that’s worked with some of the region’s top venture-backed companies has launched a new practice group to offer formal full-service legal counsel to startups, entrepreneurs and investors. bizjournals.com/cincinnati/i…
Well, well. It looks like our Venture Law Group @Ulmer_Berne custom sneakers from @smoovecreations have arrived. #midwesttothemoon
We are Biz Courier official! Like “Facebook official” for relationships but with LinkedIn
A Cincinnati law firm that’s worked with some of the region’s top venture-backed companies has launched a new practice group to offer formal full-service legal counsel to startups, entrepreneurs and investors. bizjournals.com/cincinnati/i…
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Exciting time for the Venture team at @Ulmer_Berne! xitter.cf/BusinessCourier/status…
A Cincinnati law firm that’s worked with some of the region’s top venture-backed companies has launched a new practice group to offer formal full-service legal counsel to startups, entrepreneurs and investors. bizjournals.com/cincinnati/i…
Nothing says hip DJ concept like that giant @Ulmer_Berne sign. To the credit of @chrisbergman he does nothing small. #BLINKCincinnati
I’m 4 months sober and likely never going back to booze. Is that a “status signal” or are tech people (again) just on the bleeding edge of a trend that later becomes normalized?
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Another great addition to the Venture Team! Great to have you, Alex xitter.cf/Ulmer_Berne/status/157…
We are pleased to announce the addition of Alex Johnson to Ulmer's growing Venture Law Practice Group. Alex joins the firm's Cincinnati office as Counsel. ulmer.com/news/ulmer-adds-ex…
Getting to manage this IP portfolio through exit was one of the coolest things I’ve gotten to do as an IP lawyer. Proud of these guys and our city.
'It’s a big win for Southwest Ohio. It's a big win for the state. And it's a win for all our investors.” bizjournals.com/cincinnati/i…
I love this quote. Don’t conflate the biz with your self worth. And know that the seeming “overnight success” of a founder is usually littered with failures.
In 20 years people will view alcohol like they see cigarettes now. Already feels like that change is happening
This is right. Startups need three tiers of info:
1) info that can be shared freely to sell you and your biz, 2) info under an NDA ONLY after you are on the 3rd+ date, and 3) info that is never shared even under NDA.
As an IP attorney, where my biz is arguably ideas, I still disagree vehemently with this take. Ideas are easy compared to the real work of building a business. An operator will win over an ideator 100/100.
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This week, @AviatraAccel held their Flight Night 2022 pitch competition. Ulmer was proud to be a #sponsor of this event, and to present a second-place prize to Helen On of Nailvigation. Congratulations to all! #femalefounders #startup #startupcincy
Venture Law Group @Ulmer_Berne boat outing! Can confirm water is just as brown up close.
Can we normalize scissors as a utensil? My toddler brings these to the dinner table and I’m like we are not savag….ohhhh nice.
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“I’ve always loved the idea of getting the community more involved in the business — this gives everybody who has followed this from the beginning a way to do that.' bizjournals.com/cincinnati/i…
