Advised hundreds of startups and other technology companies on patent and other intellectual property issues since 2002.Experiences- IP protection• Managing patent, trademark & other IP portfolio; implementing IP strategies.• Calculating, managing the IP budget; managing annuity payments; monitoring deadlines; organizing invention disclosures, NDAs, IDS, PoAs and other documentation.• Identifying in house inventions, analyzing patentability possibilities.• Preparing/Drafting, filing patent applications, replies to Office Actions in the EPO and in other jurisdictions.• Coordinating patent filings and work with patent attorneys in foreign countries.- Search & analytics• Conducting prior art, patentability, freedom-to-operate/freedom to use, infringement, etc searches & analysis.• Monitoring competitors patent/trademark/design activities.• Using a variety of patent, trademark, design, etc databases and search tools.- IP strategy & business development• Advising management and other company members in all IP related matters.• Coordinating of all IP-related topics, providing support within R&D, operations, marketing and legal teams.• Developing a global IP/Patent/Trademark strategy.• Assessing and mitigating the IP risks.• Setting up and following lean patent procedures.