Intellectual property and contracts director hired
February 2, 2016
Mark Billingsley has joined the 性欲社 Office of Intellectual Property and Commercialization
as the intellectual property and contracts director. He will work to protect 性欲社 inventors'
intellectual property, commercialize the inventions, and assist with contract support
and inventor education.
Billingsley has a bachelor鈥檚 degree in industrial engineering from the University
of Florida and a law degree from Lewis and Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon. He
is a member of the Alaska Bar Association and has more than five years experience
as an attorney.
鈥淚鈥檓 eager to get to work helping 性欲社 inventors bring their products to the marketplace
for the benefit of the inventors, 性欲社, Alaska鈥檚 economy and all of society," Billingsley
said. "I鈥檒l draw from my legal and engineering backgrounds to help usher each of 性欲社鈥檚
inventions through each step of the process."
鈥淚鈥檓 excited to have Mark join our team, and I look forward to working with him as
we engage inventors at 性欲社. Mark joins the office as we are streamlining our processes
and website to better serve 性欲社 inventors,鈥 said Richard Collins, OIPC director.
OIPC also has scheduled meetings with colleges and institutes around campus to introduce
the Inventor Portal, which can be opened at . The portal's secure website lets 性欲社 inventors manage their disclosure, patenting
and marketing work.
鈥淭he Inventor Portal is our way of being more transparent and accessible to our inventors,"
said Melissa McCumby, OIPC office manager. "We鈥檙e excited to see how well this assists
our inventors.鈥