Ballast IP Law Announces Expansion of Start-Up Services

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Jun 02, 2015, 08:40 ET

WASHINGTON, June 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Ballast IP Law LLP, an intellectual property law firm based in Washington, DC, is pleased to announce the launch of its full-service start-up practice. Founders Scott Popma, a former partner at Finnegan, Henderson LLP, and Sean O'Donnell, Ph.D., most recently with McDermott, Will & Emery, created Ballast IP Law to provide premier intellectual property legal services to start-ups and emerging companies.

"Ballast understands that IP is the primary asset of many start-ups, but the cost of developing and protecting IP can be an impediment to growth," says Scott Popma, Managing Partner. "Because of cost constraints, many emerging companies obtain ineffective IP protection or forego it altogether. Companies that lack a targeted IP strategy often are prevented from bringing their ideas to market, or they lose their IP and ideas to competitors. Ballast IP Law solves this problem by delivering its services at flexible rates."

"We are in the midst of a start-up boom, and we are positioned to assist our clients with the panoply of legal issues that arise early in their life cycles," explained Sean O'Donnell. "Our clients need fast, effective legal advice, and having one firm that can address every legal need is efficient and affordable."

Ballast IP Law applies more than 26 years of combined experience at premier firms to deliver IP services to a wide variety of entrepreneurial ventures including those in the technology, consumer products, and biotechnology sectors. These services include: