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Chevalier Benoit

Chevalier Benoit

Licensing Officer - Tech transfer expert

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Patent Products Strategy Director

  • Education

    • Toulouse Business School

      2005 - 2006
      Specialized Master's programs Innovation Management Major

      FUNDAMENTALS IN CORPORATE MANAGEMENTCost analysisAccounting / Financial AnalysisGeneral PolicymarketingFUNDAMENTALS IN Management of Technological InnovationCreativity, Innovation and HR ManagementFinancial analysis of companies and innovative projectsMarketing, value creation and creativityInternationalization of innovative activityProject Management and Technological InnovationTechnology Watch, Strategic, and Economic IntelligenceStrategy and… Show more FUNDAMENTALS IN CORPORATE MANAGEMENTCost analysisAccounting / Financial AnalysisGeneral PolicymarketingFUNDAMENTALS IN Management of Technological InnovationCreativity, Innovation and HR ManagementFinancial analysis of companies and innovative projectsMarketing, value creation and creativityInternationalization of innovative activityProject Management and Technological InnovationTechnology Watch, Strategic, and Economic IntelligenceStrategy and innovative business managementIntellectual Property, Partnerships and Valorisation Show less

    • Télécom Saint-Etienne

      2001 - 2004
      Engineer's degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications A

      TELECOM Saint Etienne, the school of engineering at the Université Jean Monnet in Saint Etienne, is accredited by the French national commission on engineering degrees to confer an engineering degree (diplôme d’ingénieur) in telecommunications. Students benefit from cutting-edge instruction.Most members of the faculty at TELECOM Saint Etienne hold a research position at one of the school’s three laboratories, which specialize in the sciences and technologies of information and… Show more TELECOM Saint Etienne, the school of engineering at the Université Jean Monnet in Saint Etienne, is accredited by the French national commission on engineering degrees to confer an engineering degree (diplôme d’ingénieur) in telecommunications. Students benefit from cutting-edge instruction.Most members of the faculty at TELECOM Saint Etienne hold a research position at one of the school’s three laboratories, which specialize in the sciences and technologies of information and communication. In the course of their studies, the engineers in training at TELECOM Saint Etienne gaina solid grounding in business through internships and presentations by business leaders. Show less

  • Experience

    • CEA Valorisation

      Nov 2006 - Nov 2009
      Licensing Officer - Tech transfer expert

      I was in charge of monetizing patents own by the French Atomic Research Center, CEA. My role was to screen the patent portfolio, interview the scientists and inventors, define a commercial approach and negotiate licensing agreement's terms.

    • Avenium Consulting

      Nov 2009 - Dec 2014
      Senior consultant

      Licensing out and technologies promotion activitiesI have conducted several licensing projects in heterogeneous environments: public research centers, industrial companies, multinational companies...My responsibilities are:• Develop synergies between commercial, legal and technical teams• Identify and qualify know-how and technological cluster the most valuable to generate partnerships or to make licenses• Coordinate the different entities having to step in the license signature process • Canvass international industrial companies and qualify how their needs meet the license or know-how proposal • Negociate the financial terms of the licenseExamples of missions : • EADS o 5 signed licenses in the embedded network area o Promote know-how in the Non-destructive testing technologies field• CEAo Promote know-how in the RFID and NFC areas Patent strategies consultant activitiesMy second activity at Avenium is to run complex studies of innovation strategies and to customize recommendations according to the client’s needs. My responsibilities are:• To be in charge of a working group (3-4 consultants) and keep deadlines and budget• To develop customer relationshipMy carrying out:• Analysis on strategic positioning of companies in the smart grid market • Analysis of Patents Vs Standards and their impact in the smart grid market• Development of the promotion of the IP and setting up patent strategies aligned with the customer objectives (nuclear department of the CEA)• Valuation of the economic impact of the patents on a business activity and setting up of key performance indicators to follow the performance (Nexans)• Technology scouting to solve technical issues in the ocean energiesTransversal activities• Development of a patent rating• Development of performance indicators and matrix adapted to the patent context Show less

    • Questel Consulting

      Jan 2015 - Sept 2017

      • Director/Partner

        May 2016 - Sept 2017

      • Senior Consultant/Partner

        Jan 2015 - May 2016

    • Questel

      Sept 2017 - now

      I'm responsible for developing marketing and sales activities of consulting business in North America as well as supervising consulting projects, work of consultants and projects deliverable.For the last 10 years, I have carried out tens of IP Roadmaps for startups, Patent Valuation for large European corporations, Ideation workshops to innovative SME and I'm proud to be as one the 300 IAM "IP strategist leaders" since 2014.

      • Patent Products Strategy Director

        Jan 2023 - now

      • Global director - IP solution experts

        Jun 2022 - now

      • Subject Matter Expert

        Sept 2019 - Oct 2022

      • US Director, Consulting & Services at Questel

        Sept 2017 - Oct 2022

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Understanding Venture Capitalists: How to Get Money for Your Start Up

      TIME Research Area RWTH Aachen University
      Mar 2019

    • Neural Networks and Deep Learning

      Coursera
      Mar 2019
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    • Design Thinking

      HEC Paris
      May 2020
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    • Valuation for Startups Using Multiple Approach

      Coursera
      Apr 2019
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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Chevalier Benoit
      World Leading IP strategist (2015) - IAM 300 IAM Magazine 2016 IAM Magazine Jun 2016
    • Awarded to Chevalier Benoit
      World Leading IP strategist (2015) - IAM 300 IAM Magazine June 2015 IAM Magazine Jun 2015