Held Intellectual Property, LLC
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Bob Held: President Held IP
•With over 25 years of experience as a Licensing Executive, Bob Held has extensive experience in all facets of intellectual property (IP), including monetization, management, acquisitions, contracts, negotiations, people management, budgets, valuation, marketing, strategic agreements, university & government agreements, IP issues in M&A, IP training & public speaking and strategic and tactical input on all IP matters. (www.linkedin.com/pub/robert-bob-held-clp/1a/8b1/268/)
•Expert Witness: IP infringement damage estimate, including reasonable royalty determination and lost profit analysis, and licensing expert.
•Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and Recognized as an IAM 300 – World’s Leading IP Strategist
•Current CEO and Past President and Chair of the Licensing Executives Society USA & Canada 2018-2019, the leading WW association for intellectual property, technology, and business development professionals for over 50 years
•Immediate past positions of VP Intellectual Asset Mgmt, TeleCommunication Systems, Inc.; Director, Intellectual Property & Strategic Technology Agreements, Northrop Grumman; AVP Technology Commercialization BTG International, Inc.
•BSEE, MBA, CLP, IAM 300
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Allen Vaughn: President of Lone Star Intellectual Property, LLC & Affiliated Consultant
•Leader with 30+ years of technology acquisitions and licensing experience, domestic and international. https://www.linkedin.com/in/allen-vaughn-1a9bb838/
•10+ years of Business Development and Program Management experience
•Expertise in intellectual property processes, licensing, strategy, and intellectual property review boards. Efforts includes licenses with suppliers; in-licensing to support existing and future products; commercial licenses, and licensing of dual use technologies which apply to DoD and commercial companies.
•Immediate past position as Senior Manager, Technology Acquisition and Licensing, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
•Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and Certified Patent Valuation Analyst (CPVA) & IAM 300
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Jack Lu, PhD, CFA, CIPP/US, IAM 300: Partner & Chief Economist, IPMap LLC & Affiliated Consultant
•Jack is the Founding Partner & Chief Economist of IPMAP (https://ipmapllc.com/team/). An economist and financial analyst with an engineering background, he specializes in royalty determination and damage analysis for litigation in intellectual property including patents and trade secrets.
•He is a veteran financial analyst and valuation expert, and has extensive experience in valuing patents, trade secrets, data assets, data-intensive platforms/companies, and other intangible assets for licensing, transaction, financing (VC & PE), M&A, equity investment, and distressed assets investment.
•Equipped with a CIPP/US certificate, Jack also provides economic and financial consulting in Article III standing, class certification, and damage/settlement estimate for litigation and regulatory procedures involving data loss, privacy breach, and security incident.
•After receiving his B.E. in electrical engineering and M.Ph. in technology management, Jack studied economic policy and received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charter holder and a member of the CFA Institute, LES USA Canada, and International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Currently, Jack serves as the Sr. VP for Economic Analysis & Survey of the Licensing Executives Society (LES USA Canada).
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Frank Razavi: Business Consultant
•Over 20 years experience as an IP Licensing Executive with extensive experience in all facets of intellectual property, including monetization, assessment, acquisitions, divestitures, management, negotiations, valuation, marketing, technology transfer, organizational structure, contracts, agreements, strategy and tactics. https://www.linkedin.com/in/frank-razavi-66729426/
•Current position of Director of Technology Commercialization AT Venture Center, with past positions of Senior IP analyst Eastman Kodak, Director of Business Development Purdue Research
MSc, MBA, IAM 300
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Bryan Yearwood: Business Consultant
•Over 26 years experience as an IP Licensing Executive with extensive experience in all facets of intellectual property, including monetization, assessment, acquisitions, divestitures, management, negotiations, valuation, marketing, technology transfer, organizational structure, contracts, agreements, strategy and tactics.
•IP Licensing represents a marriage of technology, business and patent skill in a way that requires and capitalizes on the skills of all three disciplines.
•Since joining BTG in 1996, Mr. Yearwood has held IP positions of increasing responsibility while consistently achieving business goals.
•Immediate past position as Licensing Director, Blackberry
BS Physics, MBA, Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and Recognized as an IAM 300 – World’s Leading IP Strategist
Don Drinkwater: Business Consultant
•Over 30 years experience as an IP Licensing Executive. Experienced director of licensing with a demonstrated history licensing technology in and out for the consumer electronics, networking, and computer industries.
• Six year board member of the Licensing Executive Society (LES) where I directed the activities of multiple industry sectors. Presented at numerous LES conference and published in their journal. Significant contributor to the LESI intellectual management primer published in May 2020.
• Recipient of the Haskell Memorial Award for Distinguished Teaching at the university of Lowell and the Frank Barnes Award for mentorship from LES.
•Immediate past position as Director of Licensing, Bose Corporation
MSEE, MBA
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Gillian Fenton Founder & Director LST Strategies LLC and Affiliated Life Sciences Business Consultant
• Proven leader with over 30 years of experience in innovation based legal functions, including business development (BD) and intellectual property (IP) in global biopharmaceutical businesses.
• Will drive superior business results through negotiation and alliance management of R&D collaborations, technology platform agreements, IP and Data licensing, joint ventures, M&A, other business transactions involving IP rights.
• Experienced in U.S. Government contracting and agreements subject to the Bayh-Dole Act.
• Effective communicator across executive functions, including legal, finance, BD, and R&D.
• Solid track record of enhancing business value through strategic transactions utilizing IP assets to advance business goals.
• Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) since May 2015
• B.Sc. Biochemistry, J.D. cum laude
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Kathleen Bonneau: Accounting Manager
•Highly organized professional with 32 years of experience in the field of Office Administration
•Worked as an Office Manager for a General Contractor for 3 years, as an Office Administrator for a Restoration Contracting Company for 18 years as well as held the position of Corporate Secretary for 10 years for that firm.
•Prior to that position, worked as an Administrative Assistant for a Civil Engineering firm for 11 years.
•Contract administration; benefits administration; Foundation, Computer Ease, Viewpoint & QuickBooks experience; pre-qualification procedures, licensing & testing procedures, bid and proposal preparation; insurance administration, bonding, accounts payable, accounts receivable and collections; purchase order management and project management. Capable of working well under pressure and meeting deadlines on a variety of assignments and projects.
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