Author and IP consultant based in New York

Bruce Berman is CEO of Brody Berman Associates, a management consulting and communications firm focusing on technology, services and intellectual property. He works closely with patent holders, investors and law firms to convey IP assets and capabilities, support licensing and other transactions and manage reputation.

Berman is responsible for four acclaimed books on intellectual property and business. His most recent, From Assets to Profits, looks at IP business models. He also conceived, edited and contributed to Making Innovation Pay, From Ideas to Assets and Hidden Value.

He is a member of the editorial advisory boards of Intellectual Asset Management(IAM) magazine, Patent Strategy & Management, IP Marketing Advisor andLaw 360. His column, IP Investor, has appeared regularly in IAM since its inception. Mr Berman has lectured widely on intellectual property and business, and has written extensively about IP disclosure and related issues.