SotoIP is a strategic intellectual property advisory and patent prosecution firm based in Research Triangle Park (RTP), NC, specializing in serving startup and emerging growth companies through developing their IP strategy, patent prosecution, and patent portfolio growth and management. In addition, we partner with VCs and M&A firms in support of their portfolio companies to provide valuable competitive IP portfolio analysis as a component of the pre-investment or merger due diligence process.
Managing IP Attorney, John Sotomayor was formerly in-house patent counsel for high-tech startups in RTP, is a former Patent Examiner with the USPTO, and spent the first half of his career as an electrical engineer in the energy, telecommunications, software, and intelligence sectors.