Interest in public IP licensing companies or PIPCOs continues to build; so do supporters and skeptics.
With some 30 trading on various exchanges throughout the world, “PIPCO Challenges” will be among the 16 sessions featured at the 2014 IP Business Congress in Amsterdam, June 22-24.
IP CloseUp editor, Bruce Berman, (yes, that’s me) will moderate the session, which promises to be a lively one.
Room 1: “PIPCO challenges” – June 23, 2:05 – 3:35
The number of publicly quoted IP companies (PIPCOs) has grown significantly over the last few years. They employ a number of different models and have enjoyed mixed success.
- Why go public in the first place?
- Different PIPCO business models
- Consolidation or expansion?
Moderator:
Bruce Berman, CEO, Brody Berman Associates
Speakers:
– David Hoff, IP Investor
– Peter Hardigan, COO, Document Security Systems (DSS)
– Joe Beyers, Chairman and CEO, Inventergy (INVN)
– Phil Hartstein, President, Finjan Holdings (FNJN)
Other sessions at this year’s IPBC include: Cooperative Patent Purchasing, Building a World-Class Corporate IP Function, NPEs Under Attack, Deal Dynamics, Beyond Monetization, and The Next Battle Grounds.
More than 600 are expected to attend from the U.S., Europe and Asia, with more than 80 speakers. The IP Hall of Fame also will induct four new members at a gala reception on June 23 held at the Krasnapolsky Hotel.
The full program and speakers’ list can be found here.
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