What is CoCoon Smart Talk?

One of CoCoon's 4 core events, CoCoon Smart Talk is a monthly event dedicated to broadening people's imagination, creating impact, and making new connections. Inspiring speakers will share their journey and insights in this meetup. Check out CoCoon's other events here!

For startups, one of the most crucial parts is to hustle and protect your secret sauce. This workshop will cover tips on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and other intellectual property concepts for startups.

Join us and discover

• The reality of Patents

• The importance of planning for a product’s IP strategy from the beginning

• Investment in all aspects of IP to build value

• Common mistakes start-ups make

Run Down

12:00 - 12:30 pm Registration

12:30 - 1:30 pm Speaker Sharing

1:30 - 2:00 pm Networking

Speaker

Jennifer Che

Vice President at Eagle IP

Jennifer is an MIT graduate and US registered patent attorney with over 20 years’ experience working in Boston in the US, one of the most vibrant technology hubs in the world. Jennifer built her career at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, a 40 billion USD S&P 500 pharmaceutical company, for over a decade before jumping into the start-up world. Most notably, Jennifer served as Vice President of IP and legal affairs at Axcella, a venture-back biotech startup focused on addressing metabolic dysregulation by leveraging amino acid biology. She has a deep understanding of how to devise smart, fluid IP strategies that consider both the technical and business needs of an organization.