Sunday, October 11, 2026

November 11: Patents for People Who Don’t Have Time for Them: Six Hidden Wins for In-House Counsel

Description:
Patents often feel like too big a project to tackle, so they get pushed to next quarter. Meanwhile, the risk and value they carry keep building quietly across R&D, product, sales, and deal teams. A bit of targeted strategy in the right places can cut real exposure and create real value, without you having to become a patent lawyer.

Join us on Wednesday, November 11, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. ET / 9:00 a.m. PT as Doug Meier, Managing Partner and Intellectual Property Attorney at NK Patent Law, walks through six places where in-house teams can get an outsized return from a small patent investment. He’ll also share a real-world framework for getting your patents under control.

Attendees will learn how to:
  • Find hidden inventions in your R&D teams: surface innovation you can protect before it slips through the cracks.
  • Manage hidden risk in your product roadmap: spot infringement exposure early, while it’s still cheap to address.
  • Spot hidden tripwires in your launch plans: flag the patent issues that can derail a go-to-market date.
  • Limit hidden costs in your sales contracts: tighten IP indemnities and warranties that quietly expand exposure.
  • Extract hidden value from your patent portfolio: identify assets worth licensing, pruning, or leveraging.
  • Avoid hidden discounts in your next deal: prepare your IP so it holds up in diligence and supports valuation.
Who Should Attend: This program is designed for general counsel, in-house counsel, and legal operations professionals at companies that build products or technology but don’t have a dedicated patent function. It will be especially useful for those advising R&D and product teams, negotiating commercial contracts, managing IP budgets, or preparing for financing, M&A, or other strategic transactions.
Date+Time:
Wednesday, November 11, 2026
Noon ET / 11 AM CT / 10 AM MT / 9 AM PT
Live Zoom Continuing Legal Education Program - Register Now!
Speaker:
Doug Meier is a Patent Attorney and Managing Partner and Intellectual Property Attorney at NK Patent Law.
By:
In-House Connect is an online in-house counsel networking group, comprised of over 15,000 members across the United States. In-House Connect's mission is to help in-house counsel form meaningful connections with one another and cultivate key skills so that together we can advance our careers, derive greater job satisfaction, and provide maximum value to the organizations we serve.
Credit:
1 credit hour in California. If you don't see your state listed in the registration form, you may have to self-apply for credit; sponsor will provide a certificate of attendance.
Sponsored by:
In-House Connect

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