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Rockridge Venture Law® is led by Silicon Valley and NYC expats with a passion for scaling companies and technologies across the Appalachian Innovation Corridor™. And we’re doing it as a B Corp Best For The World, recognized globally for our corporate social responsibility practices.
RVL® offers our fellow Tennesseans a full spectrum of patent services, including:
- Patent/Prior Art Search
- Patent Search Opinion/Freedom to Operate
- Patent Petition & Protection
- Patent Registration
- U.S. and International Patent Filing & Challenge
- Patent Licensing
- Patent Litigation
- Patent Prosecution
- Patent Appeals
- Patent Strategy
- Patent Infringement Patrol
For other corporate and intellectual property services, visit rockridgelaw.com.
Industry Recognition
Patent Leadership Team

Kevin Christopher
Venture Lead
- Commercialized over $1B public-private R&D
- Deal maker for both Grammy and Nobel winners
- Conscious Company Media Top Business Leader
- SuperLawyer®

Jerry Canada
Litigation Lead
- Fortune 500 past clients range from Amex to Walmart
- Multiple $1B+ patent litigations
- All-American athlete, author, and champion coach
- J.D., UC Berkeley

Andrew Lerner, Ph.D.
Patent Lead
- Due diligence advisor, prosecutor, strategizer
- NIH RADx faculty member
- Postdoc as innovation fellow
- UC Berkeley; UNC – Chapel Hill; Duke University

Bill Killian
Of Counsel, Complex Litigation
- Former U.S. Attorney, E.D. TN.
- 45+ year trial litigator, including pharma
- Adjunct Professor, UT College of Law
- Director, UT Alumni Association

Corporate Social Responsibility
In 2018 and 2019, we were recognized as B Corp Best For The World for our commitment to triple bottom line business practices. Our pioneering environmental and social impact programs attract top-notch legal talent and assure our clients of missional alignment with their corporate values.
Rockridge uniquely addresses two modern profit drivers: innovation (uptake and development) and corporate social responsibility. We’re Building Today’s Company for Tomorrow’s Economy® by leading clients through the dizzying array of information controls; by helping them to develop and monetize proprietary assets; and by enabling their impactful products, programs, and principles.
Memphis Patents Technologies
- Agriculture
- Biopharma
- Biotech
- Blockchain
- Chemicals
- Consumer Products
- Diagnostics
- Mechanical
- Medical Devices
- Software
- Sports Technology
- Wearables

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