DataCert Vice President Establishes Intellectual Property Blog; IP Edge Created as Resource for Growing Field of Intellectual Property Management.HOUSTON -- In response to the increased interest in information on intellectual property management and in line with the company's long-term intellectual property growth strategies, DataCert's Vice President of Intellectual Property Business Development Domenic Leo Leo, in astronomy Leo [Lat.,=the lion], northern constellation lying S of Ursa Major and on the ecliptic (apparent path of the sun through the heavens) between Cancer and Virgo; it is one of the constellations of the zodiac. has launched a new law blog called IP Edge (http://ipedge.datacert.com/). An IP thought leader with more than 15 years' experience, Leo developed IP Edge as a forum to address efficiencies in procuring, managing and maintaining intellectual property. IP Edge focuses on best practices and industry updates and features contributions by T. David Reed, a U.S. patent agent who managed Procter & Gamble's foreign filing initiatives for 18 years. "Though there appeared to be many intellectual property blogs, I didn't see a blog dedicated to intellectual property management," said Leo. "My goal is to have IP Edge be a 'cyber watercooler stop' for executives and professionals." Intellectual property law - which regulates the ownership of patents, copyrights, trademarks and trades secrets - is one of the fastest-growing legal fields in the United States and one that compliments DataCert's electronic invoicing and legal spend management initiatives. "The practice of IP differs greatly from the business of IP," said Leo. "IP professionals have to learn not only the law of IP, but the business of IP. Unlike most legal practitioners, most IP professionals are responsible for creating, maintaining and protecting assets - and it is in this area that DataCert's expertise will come into play." A member of the Michigan Bar and the American Bar Association American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law , Leo is involved with IP organizations such as the International Trademark Association (INTA INTA International Trademark Association INTA Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (National Institute of Agricultural Technology; Argentina) INTA Instituto Nacional de Técnica Aerospacial ), The American Intellectual Property Law Association Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a national bar association that was formed in 1897 to improve intellectual property laws and educate the public about such issues. (AIPLA AIPLA American Intellectual Property Law Association ) and the Intellectual Property Owners (IPO (Initial Public Offering) The first time a company offers shares of stock to the public. While not a computer term per se, many founders, employees and insiders of computer companies have found this acronym more exciting than any tech term they ever heard. ). He serves as chair of the I/P I/P Input I/P Initiative/Program I/P Identification of Position I/P Current to Pneumatic Transducer Working Group of the Uniform Task Based Management System (UTMBS). A co-author of the blog, T. David Reed has lectured throughout the world for groups including World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization WIPO World Intellectual Piracy Organization (satire website) WIPO Write in Poll Option WIPO Wing Information Protection Office (USAF) ), AIPLA and IPO. Following his 2006 retirement, he continues to work in the patent field as a private consultant on foreign patent practice and as a consultant for WIPO. About AIMS Advanced Invoice Management System (AIMS) is DataCert's web-based application that facilitates the approval and payment of electronic invoices between law firms and vendors and corporate legal departments. Its primary purpose is to help managers proactively analyze corporate legal spend. Using AIMS, legal invoices are validated against corporate outside counsel guidelines, routed, adjusted and approved, then posted to a matter management and/or accounts payable system. About DataCert, Inc. DataCert, Inc. is the largest and fastest-growing supplier of electronic invoicing and corporate legal spend management solutions. DataCert's products and services provide a substantial return on investment to corporations looking to reduce outside legal spend. Headquartered in Houston, DataCert has over 6,300 customers, 55 of which are Fortune(R) 500 companies. On an annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. basis, DataCert processes in excess of $6 billion of e-invoicing data. Visit DataCert at www.datacert.com for more information. |
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