Session 7: Monetizing Intellectual Property

IP assets are increasingly being recognised as key business assets. Furthermore, there is a desire on part of most IP owners to turn them from being a cost to a profit centre. As such, IP-backed securitization is being viewed with much optimism in recent years. This session discusses the potential and unique challenges that IP securitization presents to companies

IP – An Increasingly Important Asset Class
Moderator: Ms Mary Carman, Commissioner of Patents, Registrar of Trade-marks and Chief Executive Officer, Canadian Intellectual Property Office

Speakers:
Mr Keoy Soo Earn, Partner, Deloitte & Touche, Singapore
Professor Gordon Smith, Chairman, AUS Inc

Panel dialogue
Moderator & All Speakers

IP Financing – The new Elixir?
Moderator: Mr James Nurton, Managing Editor, Managing Intellectual Property (MIP)

Speaker(s):
Prof. Dr. Alexander J. Wurzer, Director, Institute for Intellectual Property Management, Steinbeis University, Berlin
Dr. Miklós Bendzsel, President, Hungarian Patent Office

Panel dialogue
Moderator & All Speakers