Join this highly-anticipated collaborative event between CSAIL Alliances and Venture Mentoring Service: MIT innovation community's essential boot camp on intellectual property, now featuring a critical new perspective on corporate engagement, acquisition, and licensing!

This is more than a legal lecture, it’s a high-level masterclass for every startup founder, seasoned inventor, and mentor who wants to maximize the commercial potential of their work.

• What You Will Learn:
  The Portfolio Blueprint: Learn from patent attorney and VMS Mentor Bruce Sunstein on how to build a strategic IP portfolio. Find out why thinking beyond your very first patent application is the single most critical step to securing future value.
• The Corporate Playbook (New this year!): Get the unvarnished corporate law perspective on the startup journey. Hear directly from a legal/venture group at an industry leaders on the ground rules of the high-stakes game:
  -   What IP assets do strategic acquirers look for?
  -   How does a strong patent portfolio affect your valuation?
  -   What are the legal realities of a licensing deal or corporate M&A?
• The MIT Insider Track: A representative from the MIT Technology Licensing Office (TLO) will be on hand to answer all your MIT-specific licensing questions, guiding you on turning MIT-developed research into a commercial reality.

Don't just file a patent — build a dynasty. Come learn the creation strategy, the MIT rules, and the corporate exit plan.

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