President, Held Intellectual Property, LLC (LinkedIn)

With over 20 years of experience as a licensing executive, Bob Held has extensive experience in many facets of intellectual property (IP), including monetization, strategy, management, acquisitions, expert witness, contracts, negotiations, IP in government contracting & the FAR/DFAR, people management, budgets, IP infringement damage estimate, including reasonable royalty determination and lost profit analysis, valuation, marketing, strategic agreements, university & government agreements, IP issues in M&A, IP training & public speaking and strategic and tactical input on IP matters. Recognized as a thought leader and frequent speaker at licensing forums worldwide , Certified Licensing Professional (CLP) and Recognized as an IAM 300 – World’s Leading IP Strategist.