Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
"Anatomy of an Assertive Licensing Program" - Presentation (PDF)
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Charles R. Neuenschwander Biography:
Mr. Neuenschwander has more than 35 years business experience in the licensing, electronics and chemical industries. He has spent the past seventeen years managing and supporting client patent license negotiations and litigations for International Patent Licensing Company, Patent Solutions (both of which he co-founded), Mahr Leonard Management Company and STMicroelectronics. Mr. Neuenschwander directs and participates in developing licensing strategies, completing portfolio evaluations, documenting patent infringement incidents, calculating infringement damages and license royalties, and successfully concluding license agreements for clients. He has clients and conducts negotiations in Asia, Europe and the United States. He has testified as a fact or expert witness before the International Trade Commission and in Federal Courts. His licensing focus is in the areas of semiconductors, telecommunications, information technologies, consumer electronics, and software. Mr. Neuenschwander has negotiated or supervised the negotiation of more than 30 licenses valued in excess of $220 million.
An active member of the Licensing Executives Society, Mr. Neuenschwander accepts speaking engagements world-wide and participates in panel discussions both for LES and at Continuing Legal Education seminars. He is the author or co-author of articles in publications such as les Nouvelles, Licensing Journal, Intellectual Property Counselor, Corporate Counsel's Licensing Letter and Asia Pacific Biotech News and he has been a guest columnist for IP Law360. Mr. Neuenschwander has served on the Board of Directors of a company in the high-tech industry.