Dan Higgs
General Counsel at MedVenture Health LLC
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Dan is Chief IP Counsel for MedVenture Health.
This role includes analyzing potential investments with respect to intellectual property risks and opportunities and, for portfolio companies, crafting and implementing intellectual property strategies and procuring patent and trademark protection.
Before joining MedVenture in 2017, Dan practiced patent law with Knobbe Martens in Irvine, California, for two years and subsequently Stoel Rives in Salt Lake City, Utah, for nearly a decade.
During that time, Dan primarily represented medical device companies in strengthening their intellectual property positions.
Dan’s practice focused on preparing and prosecuting patent applications and conducting due diligence for asset acquisitions to grow his clients’ patent portfolios, and further focused on invalidating competitors’ patents through reexamination and inter partes review proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and in the federal courts.
Dan graduated from the University of Utah, summa cum laude, with a degree in applied physics and earned his law degree at the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.
Dan is admitted to practice in Utah and California and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Dan Higgs active positions
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MedVenture Health LLC
 MedVenture Health LLC Investment ManagersFinance MedVenture Health LLC (MedVenture Health) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 2015 by Dell Loy Hansen and Travis Sessions. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. | General Counsel | 2017-02-28 |
Former positions of Dan Higgs
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Stoel Rives LLP
 Stoel Rives LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stoel Rives LLP provides full suite of transactional and litigation solutions for U.S. and international clients. Its practice areas include corporate, energy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and construction, litigation, natural resources, real estate, renewable energy and technology law. The firm?s clients include financial institutions, public and private utilities, energy and renewable energy companies, developers, manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, universities, agribusinesses, software companies, food and beverage companies, charitable foundations, telecommunications and forestry companies, among others. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2017-02-28 |
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
 Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in intellectual property law service and representation activities in transactional and contested legal matters. It serves clients in industry groups, including aesthetics, chemical, biotechnology, chemical, food and beverage, media and entertainment, optics, pharmaceuticals, restaurant and hospitality, sporting goods and recreation, software, and information technology. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2006-12-31 |
Training of Dan Higgs
| Berkeley Law University of California | Undergraduate Degree |
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MedVenture Health LLC
MedVenture Health LLC Investment ManagersFinance MedVenture Health LLC (MedVenture Health) is a venture capital/private equity firm founded in 2015 by Dell Loy Hansen and Travis Sessions. The firm is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. | Finance |
Stoel Rives LLP
Stoel Rives LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Stoel Rives LLP provides full suite of transactional and litigation solutions for U.S. and international clients. Its practice areas include corporate, energy, environmental, intellectual property, labor and employment, land use and construction, litigation, natural resources, real estate, renewable energy and technology law. The firm?s clients include financial institutions, public and private utilities, energy and renewable energy companies, developers, manufacturers, retailers, hospitals, universities, agribusinesses, software companies, food and beverage companies, charitable foundations, telecommunications and forestry companies, among others. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Portland, OR. | Commercial Services |
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP
Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear LLP provides legal services. The firm specializes in intellectual property law service and representation activities in transactional and contested legal matters. It serves clients in industry groups, including aesthetics, chemical, biotechnology, chemical, food and beverage, media and entertainment, optics, pharmaceuticals, restaurant and hospitality, sporting goods and recreation, software, and information technology. The company was founded in 1962 and is headquartered in Irvine, CA. | Commercial Services |
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