Barrett Spraggins

Spraggins Law Group PLLC (USA)

Barrett Spraggins is a U.S. patent attorney and the founder of Spraggins Law Group PLLC in Austin, Texas. He advises companies on building global IP portfolios that protect core innovations, support market entry, and generate business value. With over sixteen years of practice, his work spans patent prosecution, portfolio development for defense and monetization, IP evaluations, freedom-to-operate, landscapes, technology transactions, licensing, and litigation support.

An electrical engineer by training (Vanderbilt University), Barrett partners with product and R&D teams across software and hardware domains, including generative AI and large language models, cloud computing, data platforms, battery and power systems, autonomous vehicles, sensor and circuit design, medical devices, and computer hardware. He partners with executives and engineering teams to align filing programs with product roadmaps, standards activity, and commercialization plans, and he coordinates parallel filings across the United States, Europe, and key Asian jurisdictions to support global commercialization. 
Barrett is nationally ranked in the IAM Patent 1000 and named an IAM Strategy 300 Global Leader. He frequently speaks and writes on IP strategy and emerging technologies. His professional service includes: Vice President, Florida Intellectual Property Alliance; Board Member, Texas Intellectual Property Alliance; Vice Chair, Ethics & Professional Responsibility Committee (ABA-IPL); Vice Chair, AI Subcommittee, AIPLA Harmonization Committee; member, AIPLA AI Task Force; U.S. representative, AIPPI Digital Economy Standing Committee; and Editorial Board member, AIPLA Quarterly Journal.

Barrett earned his J.D. from Florida State University College of Law, where he served as Executive Editor of the Business Review, and his B.E. in electrical engineering from Vanderbilt University.