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Our VP Strategy Justin Rerko is leading a session on how to drive more disclosures at IP Counsel Café’s Fall Meeting in NYC next month. Along with Keith Jurek from Grail, Tarianna Stewart, Ph.D. Stewart from NYU Technology Opportunities & Ventures, Michael Turner from Yokogawa, and Jesse Bucholtz from Canon, they’ll be discussing how IP teams can better engage their inventors and business without getting in the way. Of course, AI will be one of the solutions they cover. In the realm of invention harvesting, AI is a powerful tool for simplifying the disclosure process and helping stakeholders get on the same page about new inventions. Our latest whitepaper provides a detailed preview of just how AI does it here: https://lnkd.in/eemZkhGn #intellectualproperty #IPdevelopment #AIforIP

Who doesn’t love New Orleans, especially around Halloween? Our team is getting excited for LES in just one more week! There, our VP of Strategy Justin Rerko will be speaking on a panel about fostering a culture of innovation and IP along with Stacey Dunn, Rony Karam, and Kayla Meisner. We’ll also be hosting an after-hours event on Monday evening - message us for the invite! Hope to see you there in the Big Easy!

For their breakthroughs in artificial neural networks which paved the way for machine learning and modern AI, John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics today! Reminiscent of how the human brain can access memories based on incomplete information, neural networks were designed to automatically learn from raw data. They provided a step-change improvement in dealing with large amounts of unstructured data like images and text, and are able to perform across a variety of domains such as vision, language processing, and speech recognition. Without them, technologies like Google search, Siri, ChatGPT, and Tradespace wouldn’t be the same. Congrats, Drs. Hopfield and Hinton! “I’ve never had so much email before in my life,” says Dr. Hopfield. Luckily AI can help with that, whether you’re in IP or not.

The value of university IP has always been hard to measure, so when was the last time you stopped to rethink what you know? AI is helping tech transfer offices quantify value in new ways, both with its tracking abilities and by freeing up capacity for humans to pay closer attention to KPIs. Our VP of IP Operations Marcia has written about what this looks like and the possibilities it unlocks. Read more about AI-enabled IP here: https://lnkd.in/emtrD7TE #universitytechtrasnfer #universitytechcommercialization #universityventures

One thing we heard loud and clear from AUTM East and West this month: Startups and spinouts are becoming a more predominant vehicle for commercialization as corporate licensing becomes less common. What does this mean for tech transfer offices? 1. Universities need to develop their ability to identify — and avoid — spinouts that are set up to fail (h/t to Michael Poisel of PCI Ventures and Myron Kassaraba of MassVentures for the info-rich panel) 2. Licensing to spinouts means frontloading diligence that is normally done later, before patent action is taken. Understanding the commercial viability and potential of an idea upfront not only helps universities pick the best partners, but drives better patenting decisions as well. 3. These new and changing demands are a good reason for commercialization teams to take a look at AI. AI-backed platforms like Tradespace automatically lay out a technology’s business cases so teams can focus on getting to know spinout teams and crafting patent strategies. Read more about what the rise of startup licensing means for universities on our CEO Alec’s blog here: https://lnkd.in/gvSz8ZAU #universitytechtransfer #universitystartups #universityspinouts 

Next week: Hear directly from four different IP leaders on how they’re thinking of integrating AI into their IP management workflows. The IP leaders: Kanda Ishihara, Senior IP Counsel at Lyft John Tsai, Head of Patents, IP Litigation, Open Source, and Standards at Stripe Lance Hochhauser, Senior IP Counsel at Prove Ann Valdivia, Associate General Counsel, IP at USAA With our very own Justin Rerko moderating, this panel will discuss specific use cases for AI they’re interested in along with their concerns. The event: IP Counsel Café’s Virtual Breakfast Briefing & Speed Networking on Sep 25, 9-10am Pacific Register here: https://lnkd.in/eYb6kPpP #intellectualproperty #AIforIP #IPstrategy

Conference season is here and we’re excited to be back on the road! Looking forward to spending some quality time with the IP community and learning about what’s been happening LIVE. Here’s where we’ll be in the next few months: - AUTM East - AUTM West - IP Counsel Café Breakfast Briefing - Consero’s IP Leadership Forum - Licensing Executives Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. New Orleans - IP Counsel Café NYC - Consero Life Sciences If we’re at all crossing paths, we’d love to meet! Let us know by finding a time to chat - https://lnkd.in/eYfb5iPt See you on the road! #intellectualproperty #IPattorney #IPprofessional

AI for IP: All hype? Or the end of IP attorneys? The truth, as always, lies somewhere in between. Our latest whitepaper, "Dismantling the all-or-nothing mentality around AI," cuts through the noise to provide a balanced, nuanced look at AI’s emerging role in IP. Read it to learn: - How today’s AI differs from the legaltech of yesterday - What it takes to make AI suitable for IP - Specific ways AI can accelerate and enhance the entire IP lifecycle - How AI frees up IP teams to focus on high-value strategy Whether you’re AI-skeptical or already on board, this report offers practical insights for IP teams navigating the new AI-enabled landscape. Download it here: https://lnkd.in/e27QKnfs PS Big thanks to our friends from Ironclad, Stanford Law School, and Zucker Institute for Innovation Commercialization for contributing! #intellectualproperty #legalAI #IPstrategy #IPmanagement

Read our VP of Client Success Marcia's latest IP leader profile — of Bridget Smith from rocket startup Relativity Space. Just as fascinating as her work today is the journey she took to get there!

Our CEO Alec is back with part 2 of his blog series on why — and how — university tech transfer offices should treat startup licensing differently. Part 1 was about the new set of risks startup licenses carry. Part 2 is about how to navigate those risks, both at the evaluation and agreement stage. The entire series is worth a read for the university IP community! #IPcommercialization #universitystartups #universityspinouts