"Craftsmanship is not a set of tools, it's a set of actions." — Vitruvian Principle
- We do only first-class IP work in a first-class way. There are several components to this: We respect the intense struggle of the innovation process. We believe in inventors and entrepreneurs. · Our word matters; we live up to what we commit to. · We give candid feedback to make our clients stronger and to enable them to make better business decisions.
- We value our relationships with our clients. We build relationships with innovators, startups, business attorneys, and investors we want to work with for a very long time. We are there in good times and during the near-death experiences. We are there at the breakthrough and at the pivot. We never compromise long-term trust for the sake of a short-term win or a higher billable rate.
- We believe in innovation and run the firm that way. We are in the business of protecting and enabling innovators and figuring out which combination of IP rights will provide the greatest value. We listen with curiosity and learn.
- We are diverse which makes us stronger.Our combination of different strengths—deep technical backgrounds, decades of Silicon Valley experience, entrepreneurial instincts, international reach—enables us to stand out as a firm and as a trusted partner to our clients. When we come to work each day we strive to recognize each other's superpowers and leverage those powers into better results for clients that are also cost effective.
- We celebrate our clients together. When one of us helps a client close a funding round, land a strategic partnership, develop a cutting edge IP strategy, or secure an important patent grant, we all take pride in the accomplishment and we are more excited for them than we would be for ourselves.
- We play to win. We treat every client and every matter as if the outcome will determine the client’s future, because it often does—and in that moment, they are the only client.
- We do it for the team. We do not focus on our own individual credit and we do not assign origination credit for clients, because we believe we all add value to the client’s success. At Vitruvian IP Law Group, innovation law is a team sport and we are team players. We share knowledge, precedents, and client relationships freely. We cover for each other. We build each other up.
- We deliver craftsmanship, not just legal services. Every patent application, every portfolio strategy, every document represents our name and leverages off of our collective wisdom and experience. We insist on clear drafting, rigorous analysis, and meticulous attention to detail. We never send work out the door that we would not be proud to defend before an examiner, or in a transaction due diligence review.
- We architect innovation, not just document it. We see ourselves as innovation architects—working alongside inventors to identify the "essential geometry" of an invention, the core differentiation that creates market value. We help our clients see around corners, anticipate competitive threats, and structure portfolios that grow with their ambitions.
— Cecily O'Regan, Founding Attorney
VITRUVIAN IP LAW GROUP