CPA Global patent monetisation expert named as one of world's top intellectual property strategists

Intellectual Asset Management magazine recognises CPA Global's John Pryor as industry leader

St Helier, Jersey, Channel Islands: John Pryor, Vice President for Patent Portfolio Optimisation at CPA Global, the world's leading provider of intellectual property (http://www.cpaglobal.com) (IP) management and outsourced legal support services, has been named amongst the world's top IP experts by Intellectual Asset Management magazine's IAM 250 - The World's Leading IP Strategists.

The accolade recognises Pryor for his ability to 'combine an extensive knowledge of IP matters with strategic business expertise to help clients determine how they can best align their IP portfolios with their corporate strategies'.

Pryor has been with CPA Global for eight years, working in a number of IP strategy (http://www.cpaglobal.com/ip-review-online/ip-strategy) and marketing roles. For the past three years, he has been leading the development of services to help companies better manage their portfolios to achieve optimal returns on their IP investments.

Said Pryor: "Being identified as a leader in the IP industry (http://www.cpaglobal.com/ip-review-online) is a great honour, and I believe it reflects the innovative work we've been doing at CPA Global in patent optimisation and monetisation. As the world economy becomes ever more challenging, our clients are finding that they need to make their IP portfolios work harder for them. Our unique intelligence tools help them ensure that they are getting value for money from their IP assets without compromising the protection of IP Rights that are essential to the success of their business."

CPA Global patent portfolio optimisation services help clients assess and segment their portfolios to enable the key portfolio management decisions of 'protect', 'hold', 'monetise' or 'abandon' to be taken. CPA Global can then offer a series of services tailored to each of these portfolio management (http://www.cpaglobal.com/trademarks) principles, such as a business-critical patents service for 'crown-jewel' patents (http://www.cpaglobal.com/patents), a strategic competitive assessment and monitoring service, a secure maintenance service and a monetisation service.

Pryor's inclusion in the IAM 250 resulted from extensive industry research carried out by Intellectual Asset Management magazine and recommendations from a number of industry peers. In explaining the 250 listing, the magazine states: "Only those individuals who research shows to have exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation and management of IP value, feature in the IAM 250."

About CPA Global

With clients in over 100 countries, CPA Global is one of the world's leading providers of legal process outsourcing (http://www.cpaglobal.com/legal_process_outsourcing) (LPO) services. Now celebrating its 40th year of operations, CPA Global provides lifecycle management services for intellectual property such as patent, design and trademark searching, watching, renewals, and portfolio strategy. CPA Global is also a leader in the growing market for outsourced document review (http://www.cpaglobal.com/legal_process_outsourcing/document_review), contract management (http://www.cpaglobal.com/legal_process_outsourcing/contract_management) and litigation support services, helping law firms and corporations to realise value by managing risk, cost and capacity. Founded in Jersey, Channel Islands in 1969, CPA Global today employs more than 1,200 people in 16 offices in eight countries. For further information, please visit: www.cpaglobal.com