Joseph N Moonjely

About Joseph N Moonjely

I work with business leaders to create value and maximize profits by developing effective…

Experience

1. Assistant General Counsel, Ip

   BASF

   Oct 2016 — Present

   Drafted and negotiated various IP transactions including patent and know-how licenses, university collaborations, joint development agreements and confidentiality agreements. • Assisted in implementing technology licensing strategy to generate new revenue streams for the global adsorbents and chemical catalysts and industrial enzymes solutions businesses. • Provided diligence, IP strategy and negotiated IP terms for various M&A transactions. • Lead Attorney for the M&A agreements related to a catalyst technology divestiture. • Negotiated IP terms for commercial transactions including global supply agreements, software licenses, tolling agreements, consulting agreements, and engineering service agreements. • Managed patent portfolios, managed outside counsel and provided freedom to operate and validity opinions for technology areas including chemical catalysts, adsorbents, refining catalysts and clean air technology for removing contaminants from vehicles and aircrafts. • Chair of NA IP and legal diversity and inclusion team responsible for providing training, implementing initiatives to support the recruitment and development of employees and manage the outside counsel program to promote the advancement of diverse attorneys. • Member of global digital counsel group that provides training and best practices for patenting strategy related to software, AI, and machine learning. • Member of global trade secrets practice team that establishes best practices for the identification and protections of trade secrets. • Provided annual IP training series for the Catalyst and Enzymes divisions.

Education

• Temple University - James E. Beasley School of Law

  JD

  2003 — 2006

• Fox School of Business at Temple University

  MBA

  2003 — 2006

• Drexel University

  BS, Chemical Engineering

  1996 — 2001

Skills

• Due Diligence
• Critical Thinking
• New Business Development
• Legal Compliance
• Patent Portfolio Analysis
• Licensing
• Business Development
• Contract Negotiation
• Patent Prosecution
• Patentability
• Freedom to Operate Analysis
• Trademarks
• Intellectual Property
• Prior Art Search
• Freedom to Operate
• Patent Litigation
• Negotiation
• Technology Transfer
• Litigation Support
• Patent Law
• Prosecution
• Patents
• Regulatory Affairs
• Registered Patent Attorney
• Trade Secrets
• Competitive Intelligence
• Patent Searching