INNOVATION.
STRATEGY.
EXECUTION.
IP Designed For Impact
Patent
Services
Patent Procurement & Global Protection
SLG provides comprehensive patent procurement and global protection services, helping clients secure U.S. and international patents through precise drafting, strategic filing, and proactive portfolio management. Our Innovation Capture process transforms early-stage ideas into high-value applications, and we prepare and file U.S., PCT, and foreign patent applications that support your business objectives and reduce competitor risk. As your central point of contact for worldwide protection, we coordinate with foreign counsel and ensure your global patent strategy remains aligned with your products, markets, and long-term goals.
Patent Monitoring & Enforcement
Patent rights are safeguarded by SLG through ongoing monitoring of filings and market activity, proactive risk identification, targeted enforcement strategy development, and coordinated support with litigation counsel when needed.
Patent Research, Analytics & Due Diligence
Clients rely on SLG for the technical and strategic insight needed to make informed IP decisions, including investment evaluation, competitive landscape mapping, and freedom-to-operate assessments. Our services also include patentability searches, validity studies, and state-of-the-art reviews that guide R&D and product planning, along with diligence support for financing, acquisitions, and technology development.
Transactional & Business-Focused Patent Services
SLG supports technology and IP transactions through portfolio evaluation, valuation assistance, and risk identification, combined with product clearance, strategic mitigation, and the development of scalable invention procedures and IP policies that strengthen licensing, acquisition, and partnership outcomes.
Trademark
Services
Trademark Procurement & Global Protection
SLG provides trademark selection, clearance, and registration services through comprehensive searches, coordinated global filings, and ongoing portfolio management, ensuring each mark is properly maintained and aligned with branding and product-line objectives.
Trademark Monitoring & Enforcement
We help businesses protect their brands by monitoring trademark filings, online marketplaces, and commercial activity for potential conflicts. When misuse or infringement arises, we craft targeted enforcement strategies—including cease-and-desist letters, takedowns, and marketplace actions. Our attorneys work closely with litigation counsel when disputes escalate to formal proceedings.
Copyright
Services
Copyright Procurement & Global Protection
SLG prepares and files copyright registrations and manages ongoing copyright portfolios for clients of all sizes, advising on strategies that align with content creation cycles, product releases, and long-term brand plans to ensure every work—whether software code or creative media—is properly protected and positioned to reduce risk and strengthen long-term asset value.
Copyright Monitoring & Enforcement
We protect clients from unauthorized copying, distribution, and online misuse through active monitoring of key channels, targeted enforcement actions such as DMCA takedowns and cease-and-desist letters, and coordinated escalation with litigation counsel when needed, all guided by a balance of legal strength and practical business considerations.
Trade Secret
Services
Trade Secret Protection & Compliance
SLG guides clients in identifying and classifying their trade secrets, prioritizing protection measures, and building comprehensive programs that include tailored policies, access controls, and procedures. We prepare confidentiality, nondisclosure, and invention assignment agreements for employees, contractors, and partners, helping reduce risk and support legal protections under state and federal trade secret laws.
Trade Secret Enforcement & Risk Management
Our attorneys manage threats from competitors, departing employees, and business partners through misappropriation risk assessments, strategic responses to emerging issues, and coordinated enforcement preparation with litigation counsel, all aimed at preserving business continuity and minimizing exposure.
ABOUT
SPRAGGINS LAW GROUP PLLC
Spraggins Law Group PLLC (“SLG”) is an intellectual property boutique law firm focused on helping innovation-driven organizations protect and leverage their technology worldwide. Our attorneys have strong technical backgrounds in electrical engineering, computer science, and computer engineering. We draw on this experience to understand your technology, speak the language of your engineers, and align your IP strategy with your business goals. We serve clients of all sizes—including startups, universities, and multinational corporations—across a wide variety of industries.
OUR
ATTORNEYS
Industries & Technologies
Digital Health
Medical Devices
Generative AI
Cloud Computing
Enterprise Software Applications
Data Analytics & Alert Processing
Distributed Computing Environments
Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality
Distributed Ledger Applications
Storage Systems and Services
Graphical User Interfaces
Practice Areas
Domestic & Foreign Patent Filing
International IP Portfolio Management
Investor Due Diligence
Invention Disclosure Harvesting
Management of Foreign Counsel
Professional Honors
IAM Strategy 300 Global Leader
(2023-2025)
IAM Patent 1000 (2022-2024)
IAM Strategy 300 (2022-2024)
Texas Rising Star (2019)
Education
Florida State University, J.D.
Vanderbilt University, B.E.
in Electrical Engineering
BARRETT SPRAGGINS
Barrett Spraggins understands that a well-executed intellectual property strategy is essential to business success in today’s competitive landscape. He helps clients develop IP strategies that not only protect their innovations but also create business value.
With over 17 years of experience, Barrett focuses on building and managing global patent portfolios for defense, monetization, and litigation. He has extensive experience in IP evaluations, patent landscapes, freedom-to-operate analyses, technology transactions, licensing, and litigation support. His electrical engineering background from Vanderbilt University enables him to work across a wide range of industries and technologies, including generative AI, large language models (LLMs), model training and usage, cloud computing, software applications, electrical power and battery systems, autonomous vehicles, sensor design, medical devices, circuit design and fabrication, and computer hardware.
Recognized as a leading IP attorney, Barrett is ranked nationally in the IAM Patent 1000 and named an IAM Strategy 300 Global Leader by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM). He frequently presents and publishes on emerging technologies and strategies for IP protection.
Barrett is active in numerous professional organizations. He serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Florida Intellectual Property Alliance (FLIPA) and as a Board Member for the Texas Intellectual Property Alliance (TXIPA). He is also Vice Chair of the Ethics and Professional Responsibility Committee for the ABA Section of IP Law (ABA-IPL) and Vice Chair of the AI Subcommittee of AIPLA’s Harmonization Committee. Additionally, he is a member of AIPLA’s AI Task Force, the U.S. representative to AIPPI’s Digital Economy Standing Committee, and an Editorial Board member of the AIPLA Quarterly Journal (2024-2027).
Before founding Spraggins Law Group PLLC, Barrett was a founding partner of Kennedy Lenart Spraggins LLP and previously served as a partner at Biggers & Ohanian. He earned a Bachelor of Engineering in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University and a Juris Doctor from Florida State University, where he served as executive editor of the Florida State University Business Review and a member of the Journal of Land Use and Environmental Law.
Outside of his legal practice, Barrett enjoys traveling and spending time with his wife and two children.
Practice Areas
Domestic & Foreign Patent Filing
International IP Portfolio Management
Investor Due Diligence
Invention Disclosure Harvesting
Management of Foreign Counsel
Education
Lew & Clark Law School, J.D.
cum laude
University of Texas at Austin, B.S.
in Electrical Engineering
ARUNA GHATAK-ROY
Aruna Ghatak-Roy is a U.S. patent attorney and Of Counsel at Spraggins Law Group, where her practice includes IP development, prosecution, and advising.
CONTACT
SPRAGGINS LAW GROUP PLLC
OUR OFFICE
2222 Western Trails Blvd, Suite 202
Austin, Texas 78745
Tel: 512-823-1230
SLG is Hiring
SLG is looking for a patent attorney or agent with a background in electrical engineering, computer science, or computer engineering. Please contact careers@spraggins-law.com if you are interested in applying.
BACK TO
TOP