Providentia
Vern Francissen is an experienced intellectual property attorney currently serving as the IP Practice Head at Providentia since February 2022, specializing in open-source counsel. With a robust background, Vern founded Francissen Patents in January 2015, providing expert patent law services tailored to various organizational sizes. Previous roles include Independent Patent Counsel at Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P., Virtual In-house Patent Counsel for eBay, and Patent Counsel at Newport IP, LLC. Vern's experience also encompasses significant positions at major firms, including as a Senior Patent Counsel at Microsoft and as a Partner at both Gardner Carton & Douglas and MBHB. Academic qualifications include a JD from the University of Wisconsin Law School, an MS and BS in Electrical Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, respectively, and additional studies at the University of Groningen.
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Providentia
Providentia is a tech law firm in San Francisco that’s designed to provide counsel and services tailored to the needs of growing technology companies. We take an integrated approach to legal services, working directly with your team to provide comprehensive strategies that go beyond traditional legal analysis and advice. Providentia fosters connections between tech company legal departments and tech-experienced attorneys. Through long-standing relationships in Silicon Valley, we pair tech companies with our large network of legal talent, offering expertise in practice areas that harbor common legal challenges. Providentia excels at connecting talented attorneys with work that complements their passions and strengths. Our virtual model provides a flexible workplace environment that allows you to do your best work from anywhere, set your own schedule and keep a greater share of the revenue you generate. Our attorneys are graduates of top law schools and have significant experience with Silicon Valley companies, including Google, Apple, Facebook, eBay, Uber, Intuit, and more. Our deep experience in the tech industry helps us to provide counsel that’s highly tailored, relevant and actionable.