Former Thomson Scientific Executive Appointed to PatentCafe Top Sales Spot

The following is excerpted from a PatentCafe April 24, 2008 press release I received via email (the Company's website does not yet have the full release available):

PatentCafe.com, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of David M. Schab as Vice President of Sales. As the latest member of PatentCafe’s executive team, David will assume responsibility for building the company’s global sales operations, and for introducing an expanded line of enterprise level patent portfolio management solutions.

PatentCafe’s artificial intelligence based solutions provide decision-support data for intellectual property managers responsible for corporate Open Innovation initiatives. The company’s line of IP software solutions are used for patent research, infringement analysis, product R&D strategy, licensing revenue development, patent-based business intelligence, portfolio management, and technology investment.

David joins PatentCafe from Hoover’s (a Dunn & Bradstreet Company), where he was National Director of Sales.

Previously, with Thomson Scientific, he was the Director of Global Sales and Client Services for Thomson’s patent information companies (Dephion, Derwent, Micropatent, Aureka, IIS). At Thomson, David designed and executed the company-wide organizational model that resulted in the doubling of the average monthly business production.

Read the full press release here.