Paul Germeraad, PhD, is president of Intellectual Assets, Inc. He provides guidance in the development of leading edge IP assessment tools, ensuring clients create and obtain maximum value from their intellectual property. Dr. Germeraad was previously chief operating officer for Aurigin Systems, Inc. While there, he focused on the commercialization of the company's intellectual asset management software for the competitive intelligence, licensing, and R&D communities. He served as vice president, corporate research, at Avery Dennison, directing its corporate research center. Previously, Dr. Germeraad was director of James River Corporation's flexible packaging technical center. Prior to that, he held R&D and management positions at Raychem Corporation. Dr. Germeraad is past chairman of the board of the Industrial Research Institute, an association of chief technology officers whose organizations account for over 70% of all U.S. industrial R&D spending. He served as a trustee and vice president of education of the Licensing Executive Society (U.S.A. and Canada), Inc. With over 6,000 members, LES is involved in the transfer, use, development, manufacture, and marketing of intellectual property. He also developed and taught their Professional Development Series. Dr. Germeraad holds 10 U.S. patents and 12 foreign counterparts.
He is a contributing author to two books, and has authored over
a dozen refereed articles. Dr. Germeraad holds a PhD in chemistry from the University of California, Irvine, and an LLB degree from La Salle University in Chicago. He received his BA in chemistry from the University of California, San Diego. Courses:
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