Part 1

What does an effective patent monitoring program look like?

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Matt Garver
IP Search Analyst, CAS
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Peter L. Mattei III
Senior IP Searcher, CAS

Episode notes

This Managing IP podcast episode is the first of a two-part series. Matt Garver, IP search analyst at CAS, and Peter Mattei, senior IP searcher at CAS, discuss the importance of developing a robust patent monitoring program by answering the following questions:

  • What is patent monitoring? Why is it so important?
  • What are companies doing if they do not have a robust patent monitoring program in place? What does that mean for them?
  • What are the hallmarks of an effective program?

Experts

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Matt Garver
IP Search Analyst, CAS

Matt is an IP Search Analyst at CAS, specializing in biochemistry, chemistry, and polymers. He previously worked as a polymer chemist for Zyvex Technologies, where he conducted R&D of carbon nanotube enhanced composites for high-profile companies in numerous markets. He also served as a Senior Help Desk Representative at CAS, where he trained customers on product features and benefits. Matt holds a B.S. in chemistry with a specialization in biochemistry from Bowling Green State University. He is a member of PIUG.

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Peter L. Mattei III
Senior IP Searcher, CAS

Peter is a Senior Searcher at CAS, specializing in chemistry and organic synthesis for medicinal chemistry. Peter previously held positions as a chemist and information specialist at DuPont and Bristol Myers Squibb. He also taught chemistry at Camden County Community College and Stockton University in New Jersey. Peter earned an M.S. in organic chemistry from Temple University and is a member of PIUG and the American Chemical Society.