Laura Schoppe

In her 12 years of experience in IP management, Laura Schoppe has established an impressive track record of success in helping corporate, government, and university clients manage their technology proactively, efficiently, effectively. She has helped clients move their technologies into new markets as well as find sources for technology solutions to address their own R&D needs. She has experience in all aspects of IP management, but she is uniquely qualified to provide effective and experienced negotiation and licensing support and strategy consulting to IP organizations. Since founding Fuentek in 2001, she has managed IP and technology management activities for American Standard Companies, the Korean Technology Licensing Consortium, Raytheon, Motorola, NASA, Roche Diagnostics, Textron, the University of Illinois (UI), and other clients. Recent projects include an effort to organize, screen, assess, and market portfolios of over 900 patents for UI’s Chicago and Urbana–Champaign campuses and the development of a systematic procedure for identifying “spin-in” partners for NASA. She has developed and delivered technology commercialization training programs nationally and internationally. She also has successfully managed many marketing materials development projects. In addition, Ms. Schoppe has 12 years of experience leading research. She worked for several defense contractors as an engineer and manager. For example, at GE-Aerospace/Lockheed Martin, she was responsible for national and international new business development and R&D projects for advanced submarine and surface ship programs. She managed the efforts of 16 engineers in developing innovative advanced signal, imaging, and information products for the Navy, managing an internal budget of $6 million and projects exceeding $20 million.