Green-Arrow IP Helping Entrepreneurs Manage IP

IP is more than patents and trademarks.

IP is the combined knowledge capital of your enterprise. Some of this knowledge will be protected by patents, but there's much more to managing IP than building a patent portfolio. Green-Arrow IP will help in all aspects of managing IP, from patent & trademark prosecution to internal invention disclosure and assignment policies and agreements with consultants and collaborators that protect your IP.

Representative Engagements

Industry: Software, Mobile Development

Problem: Mobile applications development company needs to determine best strategy for expanding academic open-source platform in commercial setting.

Services:  Analyzed open-source software models to understand revenue and software development potential. Made recommendation for structure of open-core business model for the company.

Results:  Several customer deals have been signed, and seed funding established based on business/licensing model that enables open and proprietary development to coexist and reinforce each other.

Industry: CleanTech, Power Distribution

Problem:  MIT-based startup needs immediate assistance to shore up IP position prior to negotiating deals with major industrial client.

Services:  Developed comprehensive IP strategy, executed strategy with patent filings, and assisted in structuring negotiations. 

Results:  Negotiations with auto-industry leader in progress.

Industry:  Clean Tech Waste-Heat to Electricity Technology

Problem:  Pennsylvania-State University/Los Alamos-developed technology needs market research, business plan development, grant-writing, and license negotiations.

Services:  Prepare and file grant applications, negotiate IP license,

Results: $150K grant awarded for early stage technology out of state renewable energy mandated funds.  License option negotiated with academic institutions.  Market research exposed new application for technology.  Developing business plan and assisting with Bus Dev. to address this new market.

Industry: Pharma/Biotech R&D Tools

Problem: Carnegie-Mellon researchers need to develop business plan/financial model in order to secure licensing of platform technology from University.

Services: Met with founders and developed business/technical presentation for inventor team to explain proposed business model.  Developed business plan to capture technology with streamlined business model involving out license and manufacture of the key technology component. (Low capital intensity in Biotech.) 

Results:  Developed capital structure for company that brings inventors on-board, and allows company to successfully negotiate license.  Lean capital model already attracting attention from potential channel partners/acquirers.

Industry: CleanTech, new generation mast for wind turbines.

Problem: MIT-engineer is looking for help developing novel mast technology with several key technical and financial benefits.

Services: IP services for patent prepartion and filings.  Financial model development.  Business development to find partners within wind-energy (small-scale) sector. 

Results:  Patents in preparation, Bus. Dev. Discussions underway.