Fuentek Senior Consultant Addresses PDMA Carolinas

PR Log (Press Release) – May 16, 2008 – APEX, N.C. – Laura A. Schoppe, president of Fuentek, LLC (www.fuentek.com), has announced that Greg Hopper, senior consultant with the firm, spoke to the Carolinas Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA Carolinas) on April 16 about effective technology transfer practices.  Using examples from corporate, university and government clients, Hopper explained how to maximize the commercial value of patents, use the national patent database to gain competitive market intelligence and use technology transfer to achieve business goals.  PDMA is a professional association dedicated to improving the effectiveness of people and organizations to develop and manage products and services across the product lifecycle.  For more information about PDMA Carolinas, visit www.productinnovators.com/carolinas/.

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News Facts:

•   Greg Hopper, senior consultant with Fuentek, spoke to the Carolinas Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association (PDMA Carolinas) on April 16 about effective technology transfer practices.  
•   Using examples from corporate, university and government clients, Hopper explained how to maximize the commercial value of patents, use the national patent database to gain competitive market intelligence and use technology transfer to achieve business goals.  
•   PDMA is a professional association dedicated to improving the effectiveness of people and organizations to develop and manage products and services across the product lifecycle.
•   For more information about PDMA Carolinas, visit www.productinnovators.com/carolinas/.

Quotes:
“I am pleased that Greg was able to share his technology transfer expertise with PDMA Carolinas,” said Schoppe.  “Patents and other types of intellectual assets are valuable tools that all entrepreneurs, engineers and product developers should understand.”

About Fuentek, LLC:
Fuentek, LLC is a consulting firm that provides intellectual property and technology management services.  With a specialization in technology commercialization, Fuentek works with a wide variety of clients to identify promising technologies and assist them in converting their ideas and inventions into marketable products.  Drawing upon its unique combination of technical, business and commercialization expertise, the firm has helped organizations around the world find the technology they need.  Fuentek offers training workshops, guidebooks and instructional Web sites to help clients improve their skills in effectively managing their intellectual property.  In 2005 and 2006, DiversityBusiness.com recognized Fuentek as one of the top 50 women-owned businesses in North Carolina.  The firm is the largest NASA contractor in North Carolina.  For more information, please call (919) 303-5874 or visit Fuentek’s Web site at www.fuentek.com.

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Fuentek, Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, Research and Development, Technology Management, Apex, Carolinas Chapter of the Product Development and Management Association, PDMA, Greg Hopper

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
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patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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