Chris Buntel is a US intellectual property attorney with over 20 years experience connecting innovation and intellectual property law. He is a co-founder and the CIPO of Tangibly, a trade secret management platform. Chris likes patents, but loves trade secrets – the “next big thing” in intellectual property. While other forms of intellectual property have been well supported for years, people are just now realizing the huge need for trade secret management tools and education. He has a PhD in organic chemistry from Stanford University, and JD in law from University of Houston.