Events

The New York, Washington D.C., and Washington chapters of the International Intellectual Property Commercialization Council (IIPCC) are pleased to announce a Fall series of web-based expert panels and discussions focusing on intellectual property commercialization. This IIPCC Series, entitled “IP and How To Commercialize It,” will include four one-hour online sessions, which may be attended by participants free of charge.  Participants can attend one or many of the sessions, depending on their interests and positions within the IP ecosystem. 

The IIPCC is a global, non-partisan, non-profit, non-government organization (NGO) providing a platform for the innovator, entrepreneur/enterprise and intellectual property (“IP”) communities to increase their understanding of IP; and to gather resources for unleashing the value and realizing the commercialization potentials of their creative and innovative IP into products, services, and or processes to benefit societies worldwide. We call this “IP-Innopreneurship”™.  The current leaders of the involved U.S. chapters are Wiggin and Dana IP Partner, Michael Kasdan, Jeffrey Langer and Everado Ruiz.

The planned sessions will be held on Tuesdays at 12PM EST/9AM PST, starting September 22 through October 13, 2020.

1. IP Basics – This session is intended to provide a working knowledge of the various types of IP. Everardo Ruiz and Wiggin and Dana IP Partner, Michael Kasdan will lead this overview discussion. (September 22)
2. Big vs. Small: Perspectives on IP and IP Strategy – In this session, Washington IIPCC Chapter Head, Everardo Ruiz will moderate a panel discussion that looks at how companies, big, small, and in between approach IP Strategy. Confirmed panelists include General Counsel of Zoeller Company, Jeffrey Langer, PhD, JD; Founding Director of Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, Robert Sterne, JD; and Appleton Luff Partner Sanjay Prasad, JD. (September 29)
3. Tech Transfer: Methods That Work – In this session, Stites & Harbison IP Partner Mandy Decker will moderate a panel discussion that focuses on tech transfer best practices and success stories. Confirmed panelists include Orin Herskowitz of Columbia Tech Ventures, Myron Kassaraba of MIT, and Ian McClure of University of Kentucky. (October 6)
4. Alternative IP Commercialization – In this session, NY IIPCC Chapter Head and Wiggin and Dana IP Partner, Mike Kasdan will moderate a panel discussion that examines creative and cutting edge methods that companies are using to create new value with their IP. Confirmed panelists include Dick Thurston (formerly of TSMC), Jason Loh (Founder of i2P Ventures and Piece Future), Allison Williams (Director, NVP Labs) and Brian Hinman (Chief Commercial Officer for Aon Intellectual Property Solutions).. (October 13)