Yvette Thornton Email & Phone Number

Havertown, PA, US

San Francisco, California, US

• I am seeking new opportunities that align with my intellectual property and portfolio management expertise and my strong communication and problem-solving skills.As a registered Patent Agent, I have a proven track.
• Intellectual Property: Cultivating innovation through data analytics and process improvements.
• Operational Improvement: Enhancing efficiencies and reducing costs through automation and cross-functional collaboration.
• Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Leading initiatives that drive meaningful change in organizational culture and policies.

Dedicated to helping companies develop a culture of innovation; providing the expertise and knowledge needed for organizations to thrive in rapidly changing business landscapes; inspiring creativity and ingenuity among employees, fostering a spirit of collaboration, and enabling companies to stay ahead of the innovation curve.

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Leads a 40-member, non-profit Board dedicated to empowering women in media, technology, and entertainment. The WICT Network is a global organization positioned at the center of the media landscape with over 40 years of.
• Recipient of The WICT Network: 2023 Chapter President of the Year Award
• Recipient of The WICT Network: 2023 Chapter of the Year Award
• Recipient of The WICT Network: 2023 Inspire and Others Will Follow Award
• Recipient of The WICT Network: 2023 Programming Excellence Award -2nd Placewww.wictphiladelphia.org

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Created, designed, and implemented series of brainstorming sessions with women engineers to increase diversity and inclusion in invention process, as well as promote women leaders across company; increased.
• Worked with Business Unit to completely convert existing process into completely online and fully automated process, supporting 2,500 employees.
• Maintained steady intake of ideas for patent consideration that averaged ~600 year.
• Collaborated with department leaders to ensure synergy and foster collaboration, specifically in areas of sustainability, accessibility, innovation, and diversity and inclusion.
• Continued to facilitate brainstorming sessions around emerging technologies such as 5G, privacy, haptics, non-verbal communications, blockchain, and IoT.
• Supported inventors in 37 states, District of Columbia, and six countries.

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Developed and implemented new processes to ensure preservation and protection of intellectual property of company.
• Cultivated strategic plan that aligned patent harvesting efforts to overall business strategy.
• Facilitated innovation and brainstorming sessions for engineers to develop and evolve ideas into invention disclosures; worked with engineers to capture new ideas.
• Continued to exceed goals related to invention submission, application filings, and granted patents year-over-year.
• Collaborated with senior leaders and engineers to identify key technology areas and capture novel solutions therein.
• Established and fostered cross-platform relationships to spark innovation that led to well-developed solutions and creative, collaborative working environment.

Philadelphia, PA, US

• Designed and implemented internal harvesting process and inventor recognition program.
• Increased invention submissions by 1,921% in first four years.
• Facilitated innovation and brainstorming sessions for engineers to boost innovation and capture ideas into invention disclosures; worked with engineers to capture new ideas.
• Educated inventors and senior leaders on importance of patenting.
• Assisted team in patent evaluation, prior art searches, and acquisition due diligence.
• Managed $1M budget and team of 10+ consultants.

Managed IP portfolio of over 1,000 active matters, both foreign and domestic, pertaining to telecommunications, e-commerce, and electrical arts. Reduced patent prosecution cost by 30% in first year. Developed unique processes, algorithms, and software to evaluate intellectual property. Established foreign portfolio strategy based on detailed evaluation of.

Alexandria, Virginia, US

Determined patentability of U.S. patent applications pertaining to photolithographic compositions, printing plates, and processes thereof. Prepared office actions on behalf of USPTO, including written evaluation of prior art and interpretation of law in accordance with Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) for U.S. utility patent applications and PCT.

M.S., Chemistry

B.S., Chemistry