Stevens to hold industry conference on "Managing Intellectual Property" on May 4

Technology managers, product managers, engineers, scientists and attorneys will gather at Stevens Institute of Technology to discuss "Managing Intellectual Property" during a special one-day conference May 4, between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. in the Bissinger Room on the fourth floor of the Wesley J. Howe Center on the university’s Hoboken campus.

The Conference, conducted by the Stevens Alliance for Technology Management, will provide insight on how others manage intellectual property. The topic was chosen by the Alliance sponsors, considering the pace of global technology change and the strong positions being taken by international courts in protecting the rights of intellectual property holders. Many organizations have come to recognize the lucrative financial value of their intellectual property and are using the associated revenue as major elements of their business strategy.

The Conference will explore all aspects of intellectual property management. Speakers will include: Walter G. Hanchuk, of the law firm Morgan Finnegan, who will discuss licensing and property protection of software and services; Donald W. Merino, Jr., director of Licensing for General Instrument Corp., who will report on licensing strategies and the relationship between patents and product positioning; and Jack M. Granowitz, executive director of the Innovation Enterprise of Columbia University, who will describe how they aggressively manage more than $100 million of intellectual property assets annually for the university.

For more information on this conference, or to register, please contact Sharen Glennon at sglennon@stevens.edu, or 201-216-5381.

The Stevens Alliance for Technology Management is an industry-university partnership under the auspices of the Wesley J. Howe School of Technology Management at Stevens. Its mission is to identify, disseminate and facilitate the implementation of more effective practices for the management and utilization of technology.

WHAT: Stevens Alliance for Technology Management Conference: "Managing Intellectual Property"

WHEN: May 4, 1999 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

WHERE: Stevens Institute of Technology, Bissinger Room, Fourth FloorWesley J. Howe Center, Hoboken, N.J. (Minutes north of the Hoboken PATH station and across the Hudson River from midtown Manhattan)

About Stevens Institute of Technology

Founded in 1870 and celebrating 140 Years of Innovation, Stevens Institute of Technology, The Innovation University TM , lives at the intersection of industry, academics and research.  The University's students, faculty and partners leverage their collective real-world experience and culture of innovation, research and entrepreneurship to confront global challenges in engineering, science, systems and technology management.

Based in Hoboken, N.J. and with a location in Washington, D.C., Stevens offers baccalaureate, master’s, certificates and doctoral degrees in engineering, the sciences and management, in addition to baccalaureate degrees in business and liberal arts.  Stevens has been recognized by both the US Department of Defense and the Department of Homeland Security as a National Center of Excellence in the areas of systems engineering and port security research. The University has a total enrollment of more than 2,200 undergraduate and 3,700 graduate students with almost 450 faculty. Stevens’ graduate programs have attracted international participation from China, India, Southeast Asia, Europe and Latin America as well as strategic partnerships with industry leaders, governments and other universities around the world.  Additional information may be obtained at www.stevens.edu and www.stevens.edu/press.