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Rich Goldstein works with entrepreneurs to help them increase the value of their businesses, by protecting their ideas, products, and brands with patents and trademarks. He works with financial advisors, M&A advisors, and fellow CEPAs in the exit planning community to help maximize valuation through good IP strategy.

Over the past 30 years he has obtained more than 2,000 patents for his clients.

Rich is host of the “Innovations and Breakthroughs” podcast and author of the “ABA Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent”, published by the American Bar Association.

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Exit as a Business Strategy: A Collection of Case Studies from Advisors and Owners

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