Role and Goals of the KC Region Chapter!

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Role

To inform the business community, economic development agencies, and governmental and educational bodies of the economic significance of the importance of licensing, other transfers of technology, intellectual property rights, and the high professional standards of those engaged in the profession.

Goals

• Position the development and licensing of IP as part of the Kansas City Regions overall Business and Economic Development efforts.
• Create and provide Networking Opportunities for members
• Provide educational/best practice sharing opportunities for members
• Create forums and markets in the Kansas City area known for its IP/Tech-transfer
• Assist members in understanding the future direction of the Intellectual Property and Intellectual Capital industry.
• Attract participation of a diverse group of companies & organizations
• Create actionable value for the membership

"We create and close business and financial transactions where Intellectual Property and Capital are key parts of the deal and the market value of the Intellectual Property is quantified by the transaction. We represent a professional organization which places Intellectual Property in the context of the overall business asset base. We leverage the assets to create quantifiable financial impact by; licensing individual assets, combining assets to broaden its use, placing assets into marketable products, or by creating the engineering to manufacture and place a product in the market for sale."

December 2004 -James Marsh, Ed Glaser, Rob Nelson