H. Barrett Spraggins
Experienced partner focusing on protecting the IP assets of technology companies and startups
Barrett Spraggins has significant experience developing complex IP portfolios for organizations of all sizes and across a wide range of industries and technologies. As a seasoned IP professional, Barrett creates highly customized strategies that closely align with the business needs of his clients, resulting in strong portfolios for product defense,
monetization, and licensing. His expertise also includes helping companies harvest innovation from their engineering teams and crafting domestic and international patent filing strategies to protect their IP assets. Barrett is a trusted and respected advisor that helps clients achieve success in technology transfers, patent portfolio purchases, licensing discussions, and litigation.

In addition to working with Fortune 500 clients, Barrett has extensive experience helping startups develop world class patent portfolios to position their company for venture capital financing, acquisition, and IPO. Barrett has served as a virtual in-house counsel and advisory board member of a startup, advising on the strategic direction of their IP portfolio and other IP-related activities, including licensing and technology transactions.

Prior to founding his current firm in 2013, Barrett was a partner at an intellectual property boutique specializing in patent development and enforcement. Barrett received his B.E. in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University and his J.D. from Florida State University, where he was Executive Editor of The Florida State University Business Law

Review and a member of the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law. He was selected to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars List. About the Firm Kennedy Lenart Spraggins (KLS) is an intellectual property boutique that specializes in patent portfolio development and management with a client-centered approach. KLS attorneys have a high level of expertise and background in various technological fields including electrical engineering, computer engineering, physics, and computer science. The firm is headquartered in Austin, Texas and includes a network of attorneys in locations throughout the United States working domestically and internationally with businesses of all sizes.