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Tuesday,
January 26
Intellectual Property Management and Open Innovation:
Opportunities, Challenges & Solutions |
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Negotiating IP terms
in an open innovation partnership is a critical
issue and one that many companies have difficulty
getting right. Our expert panel of practitioners,
legal counsel and industry analysts will participate
in a valuable dialogue exchanging viewpoints,
sharing case examples and answering questions such
as:
- What role does
IP play in your portfolio?
- How do you
define and implement a low cost asset strategy?
- How do you
structure ownership of IP to ensure you can
compete?
- How are your
IP efforts for organic innovation different open
innovation efforts?
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MODERATOR
Cheryl
Perkins
Conference Chair
President and Founder of
Innovationedge™
LLC |
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Kim Zerby
Associate General Counsel/Director, Intellectual
Property
Procter & Gamble |
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Dr. Beat Mollet
IP Manager
Nestle Research Centre
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Kenneth Munsch
Director, Creative Office
Herman Miller |
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Mark Bünger
Research Director
Lux Research |
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Wednesday, January 27
Collaborating with Universities, Federal Labs, and
Research Centers:
Structuring the Partnership for Success |
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Universities, Federal
Labs and Research Centers are rich sources for
emerging technologies and innovations but companies
often find difficulty in structuring these
partnerships for mutual gain. Hear what our expert
panelists have to say about how to approach a
university partnership, pitfalls to avoid and how to
measure your success. Come prepared with your
questions and listen to their perspectives on the
following:
- How have you
leveraged a partnership with a
university/federal labs/research center? What
were the critical first steps in identifying the
right partner?
- How do you
approach the right people at a university?
- How do you
structure the relationships to work at
universities/federal labs/research centers?
- Success
stories of tech transfer to and from
universities/federal labs/research centers
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MODERATOR
Cheryl
Perkins
Conference Chair
President and Founder of
Innovationedge™
LLC |
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David
McFeeters-Krone
Principal
Intellectual Assets
Corporation |
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Jeff Cope
Senior Innovation Advisor
RTI International |
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Alan D. Palkowitz, PhD
Vice President
Discovery Chemistry Research &
Technology
Eli Lilly |
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Steve P. Girrens
Division Leader, Technology Transfer
Los Alamos National Labs |
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