Benjamin Glenn , JD

Partner
Shay Glenn, LLC
San Mateo, CA

Benjamin Glenn is a partner at Shay Glenn LLP, where he specializes in strategic patents and innovations counseling for medical device start-up companies. He has litigation, patent prosecution and strategic counseling experience, allowing him to assist clients in establishing and protecting valuable intellectual property portfolios within emerging areas of medical device technology. Benjamin primarily advises venture-backed companies and investors in intellectual property matters arising during investment rounds, corporate formation, and throughout the company's product development cycle.

Benjamin graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1987, receiving a B.S.E. in mechanical engineering. He served in the United States Navy until 1995, when he joined Applied Materials, Inc. While attending law school at Santa Clara University, Benjamin operated his own patent agent practice, providing patent and counseling services to semiconductor and medical device clients. Before graduating from law school in 2000, Benjamin became a division patent counsel for Applied Materials. Prior to opening the Shay Glenn LLP, Benjamin was associated with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and Cooley Godward LLP in the areas of intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution.

Benjamin is admitted to practice in California and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Benjamin has a BSE in Mechanical Engineering from the US Naval Academy and his Law degree from Santa Clara University.