--- title: IP Business Intelligence Blog | Patent Blog | Intellectual Property Blog | IP Blog | Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision (14) description: "Joe is co-founder of IPVision and has been recognized as one of the world’s top 300 IP strategists by Intellectual Asset (IAM) magazine. Joe is a recognized visionary in technology startups, with a keen eye for commercializing the latest technology advancements. His extensive career has included involvement in entrepreneurship, startup phase companies, business plans, venture capital, corporate governance, and intellectual property strategy. He has been involved in the founding of more than 100 companies as a founder, investor, director, legal counsel, or employee, and has advised entrepreneurs, high-growth businesses, and venture capitalists. These companies have been in a wide range of technology areas including speech recognition, nanotechnology, energy, IT, computer networking, life science, and biotech. As a founding judge for MIT’s $100K Entrepreneurship Competition and a Senior Lecturer at Sloan School of Management at MIT, his passion for cutting edge technology continues to evolve in new directions. Joe received his S.B. and S.M. in Management from M.I.T and a juris doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School. He practiced law for 17 years, first at Ropes & Gray and then at Sullivan & Worcester as director of the High-Tech/New Ventures Group. (14)" --- [![logo](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ipvision-site/images/logo.png?width=200&name=logo.png "logo")](http://www.ipvisioninc.com/) - [Contact Us](http://www.ipvisioninc.com/about-us/contact-us/) - [Blog](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions) ![IP vision blog banner](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ipvision-site/images/banner_blog-1.jpg?width=1400&name=banner_blog-1.jpg "IP vision blog banner") ## IPVision Blog ## Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision Joe is co-founder of IPVision and has been recognized as one of the world’s top 300 IP strategists by Intellectual Asset (IAM) magazine. Joe is a recognized visionary in technology startups, with a keen eye for commercializing the latest technology advancements. His extensive career has included involvement in entrepreneurship, startup phase companies, business plans, venture capital, corporate governance, and intellectual property strategy. He has been involved in the founding of more than 100 companies as a founder, investor, director, legal counsel, or employee, and has advised entrepreneurs, high-growth businesses, and venture capitalists. These companies have been in a wide range of technology areas including speech recognition, nanotechnology, energy, IT, computer networking, life science, and biotech. As a founding judge for MIT’s $100K Entrepreneurship Competition and a Senior Lecturer at Sloan School of Management at MIT, his passion for cutting edge technology continues to evolve in new directions. Joe received his S.B. and S.M. in Management from M.I.T and a juris doctor cum laude from Harvard Law School. He practiced law for 17 years, first at Ropes & Gray and then at Sullivan & Worcester as director of the High-Tech/New Ventures Group. ### Recent Posts Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [$7.7 billion update to Patent Perspectives Report](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/28954/7-7-billion-update-to-patent-perspectives-report) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/file-2819120272-png/images/intel.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/28954/7-7-billion-update-to-patent-perspectives-report) Intel (INTC) announced early on Thursday, August 19th, that is purchasing security firm McAfee (MFE) for $7.68 billion in a cash transaction. This represents a 60% premium to McAfee's closing share price on August 18th and fundamentally changes the information security landscape. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/28954/7-7-billion-update-to-patent-perspectives-report) Categories: [Patent Strategy](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-strategy), [Patent Analysis](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-analysis), [M&A](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ma) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/ipvisions/bid/28954/7-7-billion-update-to-patent-perspectives-report#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Patent Strategy: Bolster Your Patent Position Prior to IPO](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/27031/Patent-Strategy-Bolster-Your-Patent-Position-Prior-to-IPO) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/file-2839898015-png/images/smarttechicmap.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/27031/Patent-Strategy-Bolster-Your-Patent-Position-Prior-to-IPO) Last week [peHUBwire](http://www.pehub.com/) reported on the [biggest U.S. IPO of the year](http://www.pehub.com/77304/smart-technologies-shares-fall-in-debut/), digital whiteboard maker Smart Technologies Inc (SMT).  The Calgary, Alberta-based company sold 38.83 million shares for $17 each raising about $660.11 million.   Pre-IPO shareholders include funds associated with Apax Partners, chipmaker Intel Corp and IFF Holdings Inc. [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/27031/Patent-Strategy-Bolster-Your-Patent-Position-Prior-to-IPO) Categories: [Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/innovation), [Patent Strategy](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-strategy), [Patent Analysis](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-analysis), [Venture Capital](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/venture-capital), [M&A](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ma), [IPO](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/ipo), [Smart Technologies](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/smart-technologies) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/27031/Patent-Strategy-Bolster-Your-Patent-Position-Prior-to-IPO#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [M86 Patent Litigation Against Leading Internet Security Firms](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/26641/M86-Patent-Litigation-Against-Leading-Internet-Security-Firms) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/file-2839897645-png/images/hostile_downloadables_patent_map.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/26641/M86-Patent-Litigation-Against-Leading-Internet-Security-Firms) [M86Security](http://www.m86security.com/) has filed a patent lawsuit in Delaware against McAfee, Symantec, Webroot Software, Websense and Sophos alledging infringement of two "hostile downloadables" patents owned by Finjan Software. Representing M86Security is [Philip A. Rovner](http://www.potteranderson.com/attorneys-32.html) of Potter Anderson and Corroon LLP and [Paul J. Andre](http://www.kslaw.com/bio/Paul_Andre) of King and Spaulding.   [Finjan was acquired by M86Security in November 2009](http://www.finjan.com/Pressrelease.aspx?id=2388&PressLan=2139&lan=3).  M86Security describes itself as "... the largest provider of Secure Web Gateways and the largest independent provider of Web and e-mail content security in the world. Four leading technology companies have merged to become a full-service, single source provider of Web and e-mail gateway security, encryption and DLP solutions."   [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/26641/M86-Patent-Litigation-Against-Leading-Internet-Security-Firms) Categories: [Technology Review](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/technology-review), [Patent Litigation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-litigation) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/26641/M86-Patent-Litigation-Against-Leading-Internet-Security-Firms#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Carolyn Bertozzi - 2010 Winner of the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/24120/Carolyn-Bertozzi-2010-Winner-of-the-500-000-Lemelson-MIT-Prize) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/file-2839896415-jpg/images/bertozzi_2.jpg) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/24120/Carolyn-Bertozzi-2010-Winner-of-the-500-000-Lemelson-MIT-Prize)   The Lemelson-MIT Awards Committee today announced that [Carolyn Bertozzi](http://www.cchem.berkeley.edu/crbgrp/bio.htm) of the UC-Berkeley Department of Chemistry is the 2010 Winner of the [$500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize](http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-prize.html).   According to The Lemelson-MIT Program the Prize "recognizes individuals who translate their ideas into inventions and innovations that improve the world in which we live....Dubbed the "Oscar for Inventors," the Lemelson-MIT Prize is awarded to *outstanding mid-career inventors*, who have developed a patented product or process of significant value to society, which has been adopted for practical use, or has a high probability of being adopted." Professor Bertozzi's group "studies cell surface interactions that contribute to human health and disease with specific projects in the areas of cancer, inflammation and bacterial infection. We use the techniques of organic synthesis, genetics and biochemistry as tools to study and manipulate complex cellular processes." [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/24120/Carolyn-Bertozzi-2010-Winner-of-the-500-000-Lemelson-MIT-Prize) Categories: [MIT](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/mit), [Patent Landscape](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-landscape), [Lemelson-MIT Program](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/lemelson-mit-program), [Technology Transfer](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/technology-transfer), [Innovation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/innovation), [Patent Analysis](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-analysis) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/24120/Carolyn-Bertozzi-2010-Winner-of-the-500-000-Lemelson-MIT-Prize#comments-listing) - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Written by [Joseph Hadzima, Esq., Sr. Lecturer, MIT Sloan School of Management, President and Co-Founder of IPVision](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/author/joseph-hadzima-esq-sr-lecturer-mit-sloan-school-of-management-president-and-co-founder-of-ipvision) ## [Patent Litigation Settled: Microsoft Pays $200M to VirnetX](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/23471/Patent-Litigation-Settled-Microsoft-Pays-200M-to-VirnetX) [![](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/hs-fs/file-2839895990-png/images/2_virnetx_patents2.png) ](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/23471/Patent-Litigation-Settled-Microsoft-Pays-200M-to-VirnetX) Ellen Rosen of [Bloomberg Businessweek](http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-05-18/microsoft-hyundai-cable-tv-intellectual-property-update1-.html) reported today that Microsoft paid $200 million to settle patent litigation brought by [VirnetX Holdings Corporation](http://www.virnetx.com/index.php) in February 2007.   VirnetX alleged that Microsoft infringed two VirnetX U.S. patents that covered the Virtual Private Network (VPN) technology contained in Microsoft Windows and Officer Server products.  [Read More](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/23471/Patent-Litigation-Settled-Microsoft-Pays-200M-to-VirnetX) Categories: [Patent Landscape](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-landscape), [Patent Strategy](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-strategy), [Patent Litigation](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/blog/topic/patent-litigation) [Comments (0) | Add a Comment](https://info.ipvisioninc.com/IPVisions/bid/23471/Patent-Litigation-Settled-Microsoft-Pays-200M-to-VirnetX#comments-listing) - 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