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Beyond Protection: IP as a Business Strategy
Beyond Protection: IP as a Business Strategy

Tue, Oct 06

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Webinar

Beyond Protection: IP as a Business Strategy

Discover how startups can turn intellectual property into a strategic business tool to reduce risk, strengthen their market position, and drive long-term growth.

Time & Location

Oct 06, 2026, 1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. CDT

Webinar

About the event

Join North Forge’s ElevateIP Program and ROBIC for a practical session on using intellectual property as a strategic business tool. Learn how startups can align their IP decisions with broader business goals, develop effective patent strategies, support commercialization and market growth, manage potential risks, and use IP to strengthen their competitive position and create long-term value.


Meet the Speaker: Stacey Dunn


Stacey Dunn is a lawyer and Senior Patent Agent at ROBIC who helps businesses develop, protect, and leverage their intellectual property. With a background in law and genetics, she advises organizations on patents, industrial designs, freedom to operate, licensing, technology transfers, and IP strategy across a wide range of industries.

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