Soody Tronson Managing Founder Operational Experience Matters

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1 Soody Tronson Managing Founder

2 ABOUT US STLGip is a bou,que technology law firm helping clients develop, protect, and mone,ze their intellectual property assets. The firm counsels domes5c and interna5onal companies including early stage and small & mid- market en,,es as well as entrepreneurs and investors in a diverse set of industries. We are small, agile, AND have a great reach, both domes,cally and interna,onally, as well as the flexibility to act quickly. What makes us strong is our combined legal, technical, and opera5onal exper5se enhanced by our consulta,ve approach.

3 OUR ADVANTAGE Legal Exper,se Technical Exper,se Opera,onal Experience Integrated Approach Accustomed to real- life challenges We work closely with members of our clients management and technical teams, as well as the in- house and outside legal counsel, to op,mize and coalesce management, scien,fic, and legal synergies to deliver value- added services.

4 OUR PRACTICE Intellectual Property Procurement Patents Trademarks IP Strategy PorNolio Management Strategic Posi,oning Exit Strategy Trade Secrets Transac,ons Agreements (e.g., licensing) Due Diligence (M&A and Investment) Innova,on Training and Mining Technology Transfer Retained General Counsel Market Strategy

5 CORE SENIOR TEAM Soody Tronson, Founder, IP Counsel: extensive experience both in- house and as outside counsel in diverse set of industries, licensing execu,ve. Damon Kali, Of Counsel: patent prepara,on and prosecu,on in diverse technologies from sovware to bioinforma,cs. Jim McDaniel, Senior Patent Counsel: na,onal and interna,onal intellectual property experience, due diligence, product clearance, licensing and transac,ons. Jeff Limon, Senior Patent Agent: extensive patent prosecu,on, patent development, and patent pornolio management in both large corporate and startup company environments. Adding 1-2 new Senior Patent Counsel in Our team also includes scien,fic advisers, junior and opera,onally experienced a\orneys, as well as business coach and interns.

6 TECHNOLOGIES Materials Science Diagnostic Equipment Medical Devices & Procedures E-Commerce Bioinformatics Technology Agricultural & Food Consumer Products Pharmaceuticals & Therapeutics Chemicals & Formulations Digital Imaging & Equipment Mechanical & Electronic Devices Software High Technology & Semiconductors Alternative Energy Nanotechnology Sustainable Energy

7 OUR COMMUNITY STLGip supports and advocates a balanced life by contribu5ng to our professional and social communi,es. We are ac5vely involved in and support non- profit organiza5ons and ins,tu,ons, both professional and civic. We take pride in minimizing our environmental impact and footprint and are prac,cally a paperless law firm, using digital file management whenever possible. We support and encourage our team to work from home and a\end business events and mee,ngs, in person, at our own offices or clients, as needed. We build personal rela5onships and as a result have an expanded reach and are engaged with many domes5c and interna5onal organiza,ons. Apex-Brasil The California Israel Chamber of Commerce Astia Australian Chamber of Commerce Brazilian American Chamber of Commerce Palo Alto Area Bar Association French American Chamber of Commerce The California Israel Chamber of Commerce TechWadi Czech Invest US-Polish Trade Council German American Business Association LES Graduate School of Business Plan Competition Licensing Executives Society ProMexico SFMade Stanford University Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Swiss American Chamber of Commerce TechFutures Group C4Cube Accelerator TechLab Innovation Accelerator University of California Advantage Austria

8 FOUNDER S BIO Soody Tronson is the founder of STLGip, a bou,que technology law firm in Silicon Valley. She is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience combining law, science, engineering, and business management in start- up and established environments. Soody s legal experience prior to star,ng her firm includes: Law firms of HellerEhrman, and Townsend and Townsend: IP Counsel; Hewle\- Packard Company: In- house IP Counsel; Successfully acquired medical device start- up company: General Counsel and VP of Intellectual Property. Soody s experience also includes: Several years in the life science/pharma/device and hi- tech industries; Member of Technical Staff and Engineering Manger at Hewle\- Packard and Schering- Plough Corpora,ons; Founded several companies; Invested in several companies; Inventor on several patents/applica,ons. Instructs courses on IP and licensing as well as entrepreneurship at Stanford University and University of California; Mentor and adviser with several organiza,ons, domes5cally and interna5onally. Board member of several organiza,ons, including: Licensing Execu,ves Society, Silicon Valley Chapter: Chairwoman and Member of the Board of Advisers; Palo Alto Area Bar Associa,on: Member of the Board of Directors and Co- Chair Patent Sec,on. Soody also consults in non- legal capacity on select projects with both domes,c and interna,onal sectors including company assessment and market posi5oning. Soody holds a J.D., M.S. in Chemical Engineering, and B.S. in chemistry, and is licensed to prac,ce before the State of California and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, USPTO.

9 WHY YOU SHOULD WORK WITH US focused effort relationship responsive Value Added Work-Product experienced big picture vision cost effective objective driven expertise