Your innovation and IP assets drive your business growth and provide a critical competitive edge. When extracting monetary value from your IP assets — such as licensing efforts — what's not readily apparent can distract you from realizing profitability and even trap you into complicated disputes. In this series installment, How to Make Your IP Assets Work Double-Duty While Minimizing the Risks of Disputes, we shared first-hand experience from leading industry innovators to address methods for protecting the value of your technology investments via a well-managed licensing program and implementing safeguards from the hindrance of potential litigation disputes.

This discussion included:

• R&D: Creating royalty revenue and leveraging IP assets
• License grants: Enforcement rights versus ramifications
• Patent infringers: Safeguarding and managing their pursuit
• Potential litigations: Vital financial and business considerations
• Licensing parties: Licensing large patent portfolios versus a broad range of technologies

Featured Guest Speaker

• Martin Hanssmann, President of AltaStream Energy Solution Inc.

Featured Foley Speaker

• Debra D. Nye, Partner and member, Intellectual Property Department  
• Sven Riethmueller, Partner and member, Private Equity & Venture Capital and Transactional & Securities Practices  

Series Moderator

• Edouard C. LeFevre, Partner and member, Private Equity & Venture Capital and Transactional & Securities Practices

For additional information, please contact Pagette Fischer at pkfischer@foley.com or 414.297.4960.

Debra D. Nye is the Foley attorney responsible for the content of this program.

Additional Series Programs: The next session of this series will address safeguarding against questioning by the FTC and competitors on the basis of unfair trade or false advertising as a green technology company. A separate invitation will be distributed.