Joseph E. Gortych is president of Opticus IP Law, PLLC, an intellectual property (IP) law firm specializing in optics, photonics, and semiconductor technologies. He received his BS in physics from Rutgers University, his MS in optics from the University of Rochester’s Institute of Optics, and his JD from Vermont Law School. Mr. Gortych is a member of the Vermont Bar and is a registered patent attorney. He is an active member of the Optical Society of America (OSA), SPIE, the American Bar Association (ABA), the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), and the Licensing Executives Society (LES). Mr. Gortych has authored two books and numerous articles on the role of IP in high-tech business and continues to write, lecture, and advise on this subject in the U.S. and abroad. He is an inventor on six U.S. patents and on several other patents pending. Mr. Gortych has particular experience in assisting start-up enterprises with their IP matters as both inside and outside counsel. He also represents a number of larger, well-known optics, photonics, and semiconductor companies. His firm is based in Sarasota, Florida, U.S.