IP Hall of Fame Academy members
The IP Hall of Fame Academy comprises previous, living inductees into the IP Hall of Fame, the panellists from the 2006 IP Hall of Fame induction process and individuals who have been put forward for membership as a consequence of their acknowledged expertise in international intellectual property issues. Moving forward, people will qualify for Academy membership only if they are inducted into the IP Hall of Fame or if their names are submitted for consideration by an existing member.
The role of Academy members is to select IP Hall of Fame inductees from the nominations made by the global IP community.
Current members are (click on name for more information):
Damon Matteo
Vice president of the Palo Alto Research CentreWith a career spanning nearly 20 years in international intellectual capital management and commercialisation, Damon Matteo has acquired extensive experience in the full-spectrum management of corporate intellectual capital assets. Matteo is a frequent lecturer at universities and professional organisations in the United States, Asia and Europe. He is also a member of the USPTO Advisory Committee.
Currently vice president and chief IP officer of the Palo Alto Research Centre, Matteo is chartered with the direction of all aspects of PARC operation which touch intellectual capital. Previously, he directed IP licensing for Hewlett-Packard, where he was brought in to create and manage a world-class licensing organisation.
Matteo has successfully completed transactions representing organisations across the world, ranging in size from Fortune 500 companies to start-ups, as well as universities and national laboratories.