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Eric Lloyd Sellars (born August 8, 1983) is an attorney currently serving as Associate General Counsel, Director, Intellectual Property at Cloudflare. He resides in Austin, Texas.

Early Life and Education

Eric was born on August 8, 1983, in Dallas, Texas, to Keith Sellars and Donna Sellars. He grew up in Garland, Texas and graduated from North Mesquite High School in 2001.

During high school, he was a member of the North Mesquite High School Golf Team. During this period, his parents joined the Dallas Athletic Club, where Eric played frequently throughout his youth.

Following high school, he attended Texas Christian University (TCU) for one year (2001–2002) before transferring to the University of Texas at Austin. At UT, he earned an undergraduate degree in Computer Science. He later attended the University of Houston for Law School.

Marriage and Family

Eric married Erin Sellars on January 9, 2009 during the winter break between the first and second semesters of his first year of Law School.

Following the birth of their second child in 2017, the family relocated from San Jose, California to Austin, Texas, settling in the Westlake neighborhood at 1308 Shannon Oaks Trail.

They have two children:

Baker Sellars (born October 10, 2014)
Maxyn Sellars (born July 11, 2017)

Both children were born at El Camino Hospital in Mountain View, California.

Career

Eric's professional career is centered on Intellectual Property Law.

Cloudflare

Eric joined Cloudflare where he currently serves as Associate General Counsel, Director, Intellectual Property. In this role, he manages the company's:

Patents and Trademarks
Open Source compliance efforts
General intellectual property matters

Previous Experience

While in law school, he spent two summers in San Jose, California:

First summer: Interned at the IBM Almaden Research Lab.
Second summer: Interned at Hickman Palermo Truong and Becker (HPTB).

Following law school, he joined Hickman Palermo Truong and Becker as an attorney at their 1 Almaden office in downtown San Jose, California. He later joined the firm Wong & Rees in Santa Clara, California. Before moving back to Texas, he worked at Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott (99 Almaden).

Social History

During his years at the University of Texas at Austin, Eric lived with friends Brian Beal, Ryan George, Joe SanDone, and Brett Appolito.

In California, Eric and Erin Sellars were frequent visitors to the San Jose Racquet Club. Currently, the Sellars family are active members of the Westlake Country Club in Austin, Texas, where they primarily play tennis and golf.

Locations

Garland, Texas (Childhood)
Austin, Texas (University and current residence)
Houston, Texas (Law School)
Campbell, California (Residence)
Willow Glen, California (Residence)
San Jose, California (2011–2017)
Mountain View, California (Birthplace of children)
1308 Shannon Oaks Trail (Residence since 2017)

Family

Parents: Keith Sellars, Donna Sellars
Spouse: Erin Sellars
Children: Baker Sellars, Maxyn Sellars

References

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-'''Eric Lloyd Sellars''' (born August 8, 1983) is a [[Cloudflare]] employee and former intellectual property attorney currently residing in [[Austin, Texas]].
+'''Eric Lloyd Sellars''' (born August 8, 1983) is an attorney currently serving as '''Associate General Counsel, Director, Intellectual Property''' at '''[[Cloudflare]]'''. He resides in [[Austin, Texas]].
 == Early Life and Education ==
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 == Career ==
-Eric's professional career began in [[Intellectual Property Law]]. While in law school, he spent two summers in [[San Jose, California]]:
+Eric's professional career is centered on [[Intellectual Property Law]].
+=== Cloudflare ===
+Eric joined [[Cloudflare]] where he currently serves as '''Associate General Counsel, Director, Intellectual Property'''. In this role, he manages the company's:
+* [[Patents]] and [[Trademarks]]
+* [[Open Source]] compliance efforts
+* General intellectual property matters
+=== Previous Experience ===
+While in law school, he spent two summers in [[San Jose, California]]:
 * First summer: Interned at the [[IBM Almaden Research Lab]].
 * Second summer: Interned at [[Hickman Palermo Truong and Becker]] (HPTB).
-Following law school, he joined [[Hickman Palermo Truong and Becker]] as an attorney at their '''1 Almaden''' office in downtown [[San Jose, California]]. He later joined the firm '''[[Wong & Rees]]''' in [[Santa Clara, California]], working in an office complex across from the [[Levi's Stadium|49ers stadium]].
+Following law school, he joined [[Hickman Palermo Truong and Becker]] as an attorney at their '''1 Almaden''' office in downtown [[San Jose, California]]. He later joined the firm '''[[Wong & Rees]]''' in [[Santa Clara, California]]. Before moving back to Texas, he worked at '''[[Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott]]''' (99 Almaden).
-Before moving back to Texas, he worked at '''[[Nicholson De Vos Webster & Elliott]]''', located at '''99 Almaden''' in San Jose. He is currently employed by [[Cloudflare]].
 == Social History ==
 During his years at the [[University of Texas at Austin]], Eric lived with friends [[Brian Beal]], [[Ryan George]], [[Joe SanDone]], and [[Brett Appolito]].
-In California, Eric and [[Erin Sellars]] were frequent visitors to the '''[[San Jose Racquet Club]]''', where they spent a significant amount of time playing [[tennis]].
+In California, Eric and [[Erin Sellars]] were frequent visitors to the '''[[San Jose Racquet Club]]'''. Currently, the Sellars family are active members of the '''[[Westlake Country Club]]''' in [[Austin, Texas]], where they primarily play [[tennis]] and [[golf]].
-Currently, the Sellars family are active members of the '''[[Westlake Country Club]]''' in [[Austin, Texas]]. They spend a significant amount of time at the club as a family, primarily playing [[tennis]] and [[golf]].
 == Locations ==