Ralph Bakkensen – Software, SaaS, High Tech, & Biotech/Pharma Attorney
- Over 25 years of experience.
- Focus in licensing, high tech, and commercial contracts. See my Contracts page.
- For software, SaaS, high tech, biotech/pharma, manufacturing, and service companies
- Experience in in-house, law firm, and independent practice.
- Clients have included Analogic, Anaqua, Atex, Black Duck, Bullhorn, Castel, Exari, Gorton’s, Harcourt, Mercury Computer, MKS, Opturo, Schneider Electric, Seahorse Bioscience, Skyworks, and Wall Street Systems. For more, see my Clients page.
- Former General Counsel of Atex ($60 million international software developer).
- Former Assistant General Counsel and Intellectual Property Coordinator for M/A-COM (Fortune 500 global high tech company).
- Former Business Associate Attorney at the law firm of Schwabe, Williamson (large regional law firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon)
- Attorney to software/SaaS and biotech/pharma attorneys
- Industry experience in software, SaaS, biotech/pharma, drug research, semiconductors, electronics, telecommunications, and other commercial and consumer products and services.
- Continuing legal education presenter on software licensing.
- Former computer programmer.
- Admitted in Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, and Oregon.
- JD and MBA degrees from Stanford University.
- Intellectual Property Law Certificate from Suffolk Law 2012.
- See my Differentiators (what makes me different as an attorney).
- For info about my biotech/pharma practice, go to lifesciencecontracts.com.