Biometric technology is the use of fingerprints, iris scans, or voice recognition for user identification. Recently, there has been a growing trend in devices utilizing these features for the purpose of heightened security. Yuri Elizer, patent attorney and CEO of SmartUp, discusses the growing number of patents in this field and the normalization of this technology with NPR.
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Yuri Eliezer heads the intellectual property practice group at Founders Legal. As an entrepreneur who saw the importance of early-stage patent protection, Yuri founded SmartUp®. Clients he has served include Microsoft, Cisco, Cox, AT&T, General Electric, the Georgia Institute of Technology, and Coca-Cola.
Source: Smartup Legal