The Roles and Responsibilities of the Chief Intellectual Property Officer

IncreMental Advantage is hosting the above titled conference in New York City on October 15, 2008.

...according to some experts, over 85% of the market valuation of the S&P 500 is represented by intangible assets. Other evidence of the power of intellectual property includes:

• Ernst & Young reports that patent licensing alone should soar from the $110 billion it generated in revenue in 2000 to $500 billion by 2015.
• Qualcomm has generated as much as $430 million in licensing revenue in recent quarters while IBM earns more than $1 billion annually licensing its IP.

However, failing to manage intellectual property can be fatal. The Harvard Business Review concluded that more than $1 trillion annually is wasted in patent assets. Patents can be invalidated, injunctions on revenue-generating products can be granted, and patent litigation can endure for years and cost tens of millions of dollars.

Topics of Discussion

• IP Asset Management – An Overview of Best Practices

• The Role of Patent Reform and Recent Court Cases in Monetizing and Managing Your Portfolio

• Building Your Brand to Achieve Higher Valuation

• Maximizing Returns on Technology & Intellectual Property

• Achieving Competitive Intelligence with Intellectual Property Tools

• The Roles and Responsibilities of Chief Intellectual Property Officers

• Innovative Measures to Communicate and Maximize the Value of IP

• The Role of Litigation in Your IP Strategy

• Practical Insights into Patent Valuation

More details and registration are available here.