Kristie Prinz is a  business transactions lawyer in Silicon Valley, California,  who  has  been  providing  technical  IP  business  advice  to companies for more than 26 years.  She practices at The Prinz Law Office, which she founded in 2004.  The Prinz Law Office is based in Silicon Valley, California and has locations in San Jose, the East Bay, San Diego and Orange County.

Kristie’s clients  are  primarily  in  the  software-as-a-service (“SaaS”),  technology, and digital heath/health technology, and life sciences industries, although her practice includes the hardware  industry, the IT industry, the publishing industry, and other technology industries.  Kristie generally advises her clients on transactions with  customers,  licensees/licensors,  resellers,  suppliers  &  distributors, business partners, and buyers/sellers. Kristie also has an IP practice, where she manages trademark portfolios, negotiates intellectual property licenses, and enforces intellectual property rights on behalf of clients, and a privacy law practice, where she advises clients on privacy compliance issues.

Kristie not only works with companies in Silicon Valley as well as other parts of California, but also in developing technology hubs across the U.S.

Kristie has significant experience in handling international technology transactions and has represented many international clients in  overseas  markets  such  as  Canada,  Mexico,  Central America, Europe,  the United Kingdom,  Australia, and New Zealand.   Kristie also currently serves as local IP counsel for a boutique IP law firm based in Paris, France.

Kristie’s Silicon Valley legal experience includes advising clients on technical and IP-related matters across a variety of industries, including the following