Computer Scientist. Patent Attorney. Venture-Backed Founder. Longest IP protects the software, AI, crypto, and emerging-technology inventions of the founders building them — across every distributed ledger architecture, blockchain and beyond.
I understand technology because I built technology. I understand startups because I built startups. I understand patents because I practice patent law.
When you brief most patent attorneys, you spend the first hour teaching them your field — and you still leave wondering whether they grasped the part that actually matters. The claims that follow are drawn around what was easy to describe, not what is genuinely novel.
That is the gap the firm was built to close. Brian Longest is a computer scientist and software engineer who founded technology companies and participated in venture capital fundraising. The technology, the startup, and the patent strategy are not three different conversations — they are one.
So when you explain your architecture, your model, or your platform, Brian is not translating. He is evaluating it the way an engineer, a founder, and a fundraiser would — and then drafting protection that holds up where it counts.
Computer Science degreeTrained as an engineer, fluent in how modern software is actually built.
Registered patent attorneyUSPTO-registered and Virginia-barred, focused on technology inventions.
Startup founder experienceHas built companies and lived the realities founders face.
Venture capital experienceHas participated in venture fundraising and understands the investor lens.
Reads source code & architectureUnderstands your system directly — not just a disclosure form.
Speaks to every stakeholderCommunicates clearly with inventors, engineers, investors, and executives.
Patents signal defensibility and seriousness to the investors evaluating your round.
Protect the technical edge competitors would otherwise copy or design around.
A well-built portfolio becomes a tangible asset on your company's balance sheet.
Clear IP ownership and strategy reduces diligence risk and strengthens your position.
IP that grows with the company through every stage, round, and product line.
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