The Action Catalyst
The Ethical Imperative, with Andrew Cooper (Legal, Business, Leadership, Technology)
Tue, 01 Oct 2024
Andrew Cooper, a top attorney in his field and the Legal Coordinator and Head of Patent Acquisitions for Meta, talks about going from a trailer to a trailblazer by way of Japan and rural South Carolina, lays out just what intellectual property IS, covers non-compete and non-solicitation agreements, the 4 moral imperatives for any leader, shares a LOT of actionable tips for protecting your IP, and addresses how AI has changed things.
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That is our nature as human beings. We're tinkerers by nature. And as a result, we are also very greedy as humans. We want to protect those things that we create.
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Today's guest is Andrew Cooper, a top attorney in his field, having led several legal teams for UPS, served as an intellectual property analyst for Coca-Cola, and now serves as the legal coordinator and head of patent acquisitions for Meta. His book, The Ethical Imperative, Reading with Conscience to Shape the Future of Business, is out now.
Andy, I'm Stephanie Moss. How are you?
I'm well. How are you, Stephanie?
I'm good. I'll ask that super open-ended question. Start at the beginning and tell me a little bit about you and your super interesting journey.
Sure. So I am from a small town in South Carolina called Walterboro. If you are traveling down 95, you will pass right by it.
i had no idea no concept of what intellectual property was or even the practice of law until i was in high school and my uh my father brought home a movie called separate but equal and i became exposed to the law and what lawyers can do and that began kind of my curiosity to the practice of law i ultimately went to college in washington dc and grad school in atlanta georgia at emory
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