Nathan Wenk
Start-Up and IP Attorney
Pennsylvania
CA, MA, PA, NC, NJ, Patent Bar, NY
"Nathan works quickly and efficiently while being very detailed and easy to work with."
About
Mr. Wenk has over ten years of experience advising clients on drafting and negotiating intellectual property agreements and commercial contracts, including technology licenses; distribution, reseller and marketing agreements; sales rep and marketing agreements; NDAs; and commercial leases and franchise agreements. Mr. Wenk provides guidance on open source software, intellectual property and entity formation issues, and contracting strategies, as… read more well as assisting client apply for trademark protections. Mr. Wenk also advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, and minority investments, representing both buyers and sellers in a variety of industries.
Mr. Wenk believes in building a positive working relationship with his clients, and providing value-oriented solutions in a timely manner.
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"Nathan was intelligent, thoughtful and fast moving. We worked together on a nuanced contractual issue around title transfer and he was able to provide effective counsel and work through the complexities within the budgeted time."
"Nathan works quickly and efficiently while being very detailed and easy to work with."
"Nathan couldn't have been more genuine in his concern for ensuring that my best interests came first."
"Very helpful and informed! Responds quickly and timely!"
"Excellent work by Nathan. He was clear, helpful, knowledgeable, and thorough. Highly recommend."
"Nathan was very quick and highly professional . Solved our problem in a day - What more do you need ?"
Work History
Spengler & Agans PLLC
Counsel
Jun 2023 - Present
- Advise clients on, and draft and negotiate technology agreements for, data and intellectual property transactions, including technology licensing; distribution, resale, and marketing agreements; software licenses; and open source issues.
- Advise early-stage clients on IP and formation issues and contracting strategies, including business formation, entity choice, and operating agreements.
Goodwin Procter
Associate
Nov 2018 - Mar 2023
Advised clients on due diligence and other intellectual property issues in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and venture capital and private equity transactions; advised early-stage clients on IP issues related to entity formation, cleaning up substandard documentation, intra-company IP transfer strategies, and contracting strategies.
Sidley Austin
Associate
Jul 2014 - Nov 2018
- Part of litigation team that secured judgment of no infringement on $822 million in claimed damages for Apple.
- Advised clients on due diligence and other intellectual property issues in mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures.
- Worked with a broad range of industries including technology, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, Internet security, medical devices, and financial services.
Knobbe Martens
Associate
Sep 2012 - Jul 2014
- Conducted U.S.P.T.O. examiner interviews for mechanical and electrical inventions.
- Involved in patent litigation for mattresses, wrenches, and web applications.
- Involved in trademark litigation for plastic bottles and dental implants.
- Involved in Federal Circuit appeal for search engines.
- Authored dozens of utility and design patent applications and U.S.P.T.O. office action responses.