Innovation Culture Development

• Developing innovation culture in small and large teams
• Training to embed IP thinking in staff at all levels
• Establishing communities of interest for peer learning transfer
• Coaching/mentoring in IP and innovation

IP Commercialisation

• Developing commercialisation strategies for new-to-market products and technologies
• Integrating IP tools to deliver business plans
• Market development and business development planning

R&D Management

• R&D project portfolio management
• R&D management in small and large organisations
• Best-practice innovation management processes
• Benchmarking and auditing of R&D processes
• Out-sourcing R&D from external providers
• Contract negotiation and management

Technology Transfer

• Assessing commercial quality of potential IP acquisitions
• Tactics for negotiating licences for technology transfer to an external party
• Managing receipt of in-licensed technology from external parties
  

Intellectual Property “Architecture”

• IP policy development & implementation
• Procedures for IP capture, commercialisation and maintenance for effective innovation
• Developing organisational structure for IP asset management
• Integrating IP imperatives to provide a best practice stage-gate innovation management process

Technology IP Asset Management

• Strategies and tactics for IP asset management across diverse technologies
• Advice on commercial aspects of patent prosecutions and patent maintenance
• International strategies for technology IP portfolios
• Processes for trade secrecy management

Strategic Planning and Strategy Development

• Assessing IP and technology impacts for organisational strategic planning
• Development of technology plans for large and medium-sized entities
• Development of business strategic plans for technology-based companies

IP Commercial Risk Management

• Commercial aspects of managing freedom to operate (FTO)
• Commercial aspects of opposing patents in NZ and overseas jurisdictions
• Business actions to secure freedom to operate

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