| Experience in Technology, High-Tech Business, and Intellectual Property Transactions. |
Ronald S. Laurie, Chairman, Inflexion Point Group
Managing Director, Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC,
CIPO, Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC
ronlaurie@ip-strategy.com
Ron Laurie has worked in Silicon Valley for over forty years, initially as a computer
programmer and systems engineer, and then as an intellectual property lawyer. In
2004, he co-founded Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC. Prior to launching Inflexion
Point, Ron was a founding partner of Skadden Arps' Palo Alto office where he
chaired the firm's IP Strategy and Transactions Group for six years. He was also a
founding partner of Weil Gotshal’s Silicon Valley office in 1991.
As a lawyer, Ron advised clients in the semiconductor, computer, software,
communications, media and financial services industries on intellectual property
strategy -- a subject which he has taught at Stanford and Boalt (UC-Berkeley) law
schools -- with a primary focus on the strategic use of IP assets in complex
business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, technology divestitures,
joint ventures and strategic alliances. At Skadden, Ron led IP teams in some of the
largest technology deals ever done, worth over $50 billion.
Ron is a registered patent attorney and a substantial part of his law practice
involved strategic planning, competitive analysis and commercial exploitation of
patents on leading-edge software-based technologies such as encryption,
biometrics, and Internet telephony. Ron wrote the Priceline “reverse auction” patent
which was the first Internet business method patent to gain national attention when
it issued in 1998. More about Ron Laurie.
William B. Sweet, COO, Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC
billsweet@ip-strategy.com
Bill Sweet is COO of Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC, which provides expert support to
the Inflexion Point Group. Prior to founding Inflexion Point Analytics , Bill served as
CEO of a venture-backed software company involving secure access controls for
Internet distribution of electronic content. Bill’s 30 years of experience include some
of the landmarks of Silicon Valley business history. Bill was the founder and CEO
of Technology Marketing Consultants, one of the country’s leading providers of
marketing and new product development expertise to Silicon Valley clients,
including Teklicon, Synthesis, Kinetics, National Semiconductor, Excelan, Cisco
Systems, ITT Information Systems, Voysys, Centigram, Atalla, and Tolerant
Systems. More about Bill Sweet.
Arthur E. B. Monk, CEO, Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC
artmonk@ip-strategy.com
Art has over 30 years of experience working with technology companies in matters
associated with product strategy, IP commercialization, strategic partnering,
business development, and investment capital formation. He has participated
actively as a founder and as a board member of over a dozen start-up ventures
focused on commercializing technology. Art’s early career was at Hewlett-Packard
in computer systems product management and marketing where he was director
of VAR marketing for all of HP’s computer product lines in North America. At ROLM
Corp. Art was group product manager in the CBX Division where the group he led
managed a major product line of telecommunications switching systems. Art has
consulted to a broad range of technology companies such as Apple, Fujitsu,
Hughes Aircraft, Lockheed-Martin, Nippon Steel, Sportwall International, Aragon
Technologies, EnviroSystems, Telus, Fujitsu, Applied Materials, Datawitness,
Navigation Technologies, and Sony. More about Art Monk.
Gordon Force, Sr., CTO, Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC
gordonforce@ip-strategy.com
Gordon has over 30 years of experience as an engineering consultant and expert
witness. He has been awarded five patents and currently leads Inflexion Points
effort in the development of search methodologies for patents and technical
literature. Gordon has been involved in computer and microcomputer patent
infringement litigation, trademark disputes and class action suits. In the 1990’s,
Gordon led a team for National Semiconductor in the development of secure
microcomputer chips for electronic security and digital rights management
applications. Gordon managed the security architecture and hardware effort in the
development of System on Chip (SOC) secure devices. Gordon has consulted to a
range of technology clients including Mitsubishi, Dell, Tandy/Radio Shack,
eMachines, Hewlett Packard, Renesas, Sony, Intel, Apple Computer, Adaptec,
Broadcom and Micron. More about Gordon Force.
Managing Director, Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC,
CIPO, Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC
ronlaurie@ip-strategy.com
Ron Laurie has worked in Silicon Valley for over forty years, initially as a computer
programmer and systems engineer, and then as an intellectual property lawyer. In
2004, he co-founded Inflexion Point Strategy, LLC. Prior to launching Inflexion
Point, Ron was a founding partner of Skadden Arps' Palo Alto office where he
chaired the firm's IP Strategy and Transactions Group for six years. He was also a
founding partner of Weil Gotshal’s Silicon Valley office in 1991.
As a lawyer, Ron advised clients in the semiconductor, computer, software,
communications, media and financial services industries on intellectual property
strategy -- a subject which he has taught at Stanford and Boalt (UC-Berkeley) law
schools -- with a primary focus on the strategic use of IP assets in complex
business transactions including mergers and acquisitions, technology divestitures,
joint ventures and strategic alliances. At Skadden, Ron led IP teams in some of the
largest technology deals ever done, worth over $50 billion.
Ron is a registered patent attorney and a substantial part of his law practice
involved strategic planning, competitive analysis and commercial exploitation of
patents on leading-edge software-based technologies such as encryption,
biometrics, and Internet telephony. Ron wrote the Priceline “reverse auction” patent
which was the first Internet business method patent to gain national attention when
it issued in 1998. More about Ron Laurie.
William B. Sweet, COO, Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC
billsweet@ip-strategy.com
Bill Sweet is COO of Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC, which provides expert support to
the Inflexion Point Group. Prior to founding Inflexion Point Analytics , Bill served as
CEO of a venture-backed software company involving secure access controls for
Internet distribution of electronic content. Bill’s 30 years of experience include some
of the landmarks of Silicon Valley business history. Bill was the founder and CEO
of Technology Marketing Consultants, one of the country’s leading providers of
marketing and new product development expertise to Silicon Valley clients,
including Teklicon, Synthesis, Kinetics, National Semiconductor, Excelan, Cisco
Systems, ITT Information Systems, Voysys, Centigram, Atalla, and Tolerant
Systems. More about Bill Sweet.
Arthur E. B. Monk, CEO, Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC
artmonk@ip-strategy.com
Art has over 30 years of experience working with technology companies in matters
associated with product strategy, IP commercialization, strategic partnering,
business development, and investment capital formation. He has participated
actively as a founder and as a board member of over a dozen start-up ventures
focused on commercializing technology. Art’s early career was at Hewlett-Packard
in computer systems product management and marketing where he was director
of VAR marketing for all of HP’s computer product lines in North America. At ROLM
Corp. Art was group product manager in the CBX Division where the group he led
managed a major product line of telecommunications switching systems. Art has
consulted to a broad range of technology companies such as Apple, Fujitsu,
Hughes Aircraft, Lockheed-Martin, Nippon Steel, Sportwall International, Aragon
Technologies, EnviroSystems, Telus, Fujitsu, Applied Materials, Datawitness,
Navigation Technologies, and Sony. More about Art Monk.
Gordon Force, Sr., CTO, Inflexion Point Analytics, LLC
gordonforce@ip-strategy.com
Gordon has over 30 years of experience as an engineering consultant and expert
witness. He has been awarded five patents and currently leads Inflexion Points
effort in the development of search methodologies for patents and technical
literature. Gordon has been involved in computer and microcomputer patent
infringement litigation, trademark disputes and class action suits. In the 1990’s,
Gordon led a team for National Semiconductor in the development of secure
microcomputer chips for electronic security and digital rights management
applications. Gordon managed the security architecture and hardware effort in the
development of System on Chip (SOC) secure devices. Gordon has consulted to a
range of technology clients including Mitsubishi, Dell, Tandy/Radio Shack,
eMachines, Hewlett Packard, Renesas, Sony, Intel, Apple Computer, Adaptec,
Broadcom and Micron. More about Gordon Force.
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