Brian Eller Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, NC, US

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

The Office of Technology Licensing manages all aspects of intellectual property generated and owned by NC State. Our team manages portfolios of innovations and technologies that have been developed by NC State faculty, staff, and students, and works to evaluate new inventions, protect intellectual property, identify market opportunities, and license.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

Responsible for leading a team of licensing professionals to commercialize innovations in the physical sciences at North Carolina State University.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

I am responsible for inventions arising out the Wilson College of Textiles, College of Natural Resources Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Engineering, Industrial Engineering, and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, as well as, select inventions out other departments at NC State. I am also responsible for providing guidance on.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

• Responsible for inventions arising out the College of Textiles, College of Natural Resources and Department of Materials Science and Engineering, as well as, select inventions out of the Department of Electrical and.
• I have negotiated license agreements that have brought in significant revenue for NC State >$2MM in upfront payments alone, not including milestone fees, equity, patent reimbursement, or running royalties.
• Helped launch over 12 university startup companies bases upon NC State licensed intellectual property. Of these companies, 9 have already secured STTR/SBIR funding and/or outside investment or have already begun.
• Collaborated with university sponsored research office and partnership office to improve relationships with existing strategic industry partners and recruit new ones.
• Mentor and Executive in Residence for the TEC program, a two semester course with the Poole College of Management at NC State, which engages MBA, PhD, and Master’s students to develop business strategy for moving.
• Strategically abandoned historic patents, with upcoming maintenance fees resulting in significant savings to the university.

Raleigh, North Carolina, US

Managed a portfolio of NCSU technologies primarily focused in materials engineering, electrical and computer engineering, and textiles, as well as a portfolio of copyrighted works, which included textbooks, educational software, and database rights.Evaluated invention and copyright disclosures for technical and commercial merit.Coordinated patent filing.

A program in which graduate Business, Engineering & Science students are placed in multi-disciplinary teams and assigned a portfolio of technologies and a team of Executives-in-Residence as mentors. Students apply the TEC Algorithm to their portfolios as they learn each phase. The final deliverable is a business plan suitable as the basis for launching a.

Alexandria, Virginia, US

Worked with the Supervisory Patent Examiners (SPEs) of the 2800 art unit regarding appeal conferences, petitions under the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH), and petitions under the Green Technology Pilot Program. Assisted with Office Action rejections, allowances, restrictions, and responses to amendments. Developed efficient search skills using patent and.

Davis, California, US

Prepared memoranda summarizing patent issues, case law and current legal events.Conducted patentability and technical assessments and reviewed material transfer agreements.Performed U.S. and foreign patent searches and assisted in implementing strategies for licensing University technologies, including preparing non-confidential descriptions of.

Wrote legal memos analyzing issues and drafted orders and opinions for Sr. District Court Judge Charles Wolle (former Justice on the Iowa Supreme Court).Attended trials and pretrial hearings. Notable cases involved ERISA class action litigation (Brubaker v. Deere & Co., 664 F. Supp. 2d 972 - Dist. Court, SD Iowa 2009), discrimination, first amendment, and.

Jd, Patent Law

Bachelors Of Science, Materials Engineering