The spotlight is on: Dr John Tao - Vice President, Open Innovation Weyerhaeuser Co.

Dr.Tao is currently responsible for Early Business Development, Licensing (in and out), Technology Partnering, and Intellectual Asset Management.

1. Describe your company’s structure/organization to extract value from intangibles.

I just recently joined Weyerhaeuser and have set up an organization similar to what I've done in the past at Air Products.  There is a COE for Intellectual Asset Management and each businesses have a multidiscipline team that manages their IA. I've recruited a Director for Technology Licensing and he will sit in all the IA portfolio meetings to discuss value extraction....

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September 9th Webinar: Show Me The Money – A Historical Look at Patent Transactions and What The Future May Entail 

Presented by:Lew Zaretzki, Executive Vice President, Consulting Services

Summary: The nascent patent brokerage market has exploded onto the scene in recent years and activity continues to accelerate.  In this discussion we examine past and present price levels and the increase in prices paid per patent family in successful transactions.  We then discuss buyers’ and sellers’ changing strategies for successful patent brokering, including a number of emerging best practices.

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