Strategic Patent Management for Entrepreneurs

Patent Landscaping | Strategic Patent Management for Entrepreneurs Workshop

Getting the Most Bang for Your Buck

In this workshop, we'll look at some fundamental patenting issues from the entrepreneur's perspective: Big mistakes that cost time and money -- and how to avoid them Understanding the true scope of the journey as well as the price tag, to get from invention to patents Techniques to increase the ROI of your patent investments Ways to exact valuable insights from patent analysis about potential competitors, vendors and partners

As someone engaged in technology commercialization, you know that patents are vital to your success. But to develop and implement a strong patent strategy, you also must juggle other critical priorities including fundraising, research, product development, partnering and managing other technologies and patents -- none of which you can afford to drop.

This workshop is designed with you in mind. We’ll show you highly effective techniques used by scientists, engineers, startup CEOs and technology managers to take control of their patenting strategy, generate better returns on patenting investments and extract valuable competitive intelligence from patent data.

Even without patenting expertise, you can develop a valuable patent portfolio. This workshop will give you practical skills that you can begin using tomorrow, to help you make better use of your experts and ultimately maximize the value of your company’s intellectual assets.

Who Should Attend?

• Entrepreneurial CEOs and CSOs
• Innovators seeking to commercialize proprietary technologies
• Seasoned entrepreneurs
• Emerging entrepreneurial teams
• Technology officers

Facilitators:

Jeff Carpenter, Senior Portfolio Manager, Development Capital Networks
Jeff has over 15 years of experience in various facets of early-stage technology evaluation and commercialization. In his more than nine years with the University of Minnesota Technology Transfer Office, Jeff was responsible for evaluating the licensing prospects for well over 100 inventions across a wide range of technology areas, and then patenting and licensing the most promising.

Jeff's areas of expertise include commercial opportunity assessment, managing invention patenting via outside attorneys, patent valuation, marketing technologies to prospective partners, and negotiating license agreements. Of particular relevance to this workshop is Jeff's experience developing and managing patenting strategies, analyzing patent landscapes to determine portfolio strengths and weaknesses, and evaluating licensing and partnering opportunities.

Over the past decade, Jeff has also worked on a number of shorter projects, including serving as reviewer on NSF SBIR commercialization plan panels, assisting applicants in preparing SBIR commercialization plans, technology scouting, and opportunity assessment of emerging technologies from the private sector.

Before joining the University of Minnesota, Jeff worked for a start-up company for 4 ½ years as director of product development, and for a year as a Congressional Fellow in the U.S. Senate.