Riyon is a world-renowned patent strategist who develops portfolios to maximize the business value of the assets. She focuses on next-generation education technologies including augmented and virtual realities. She is also a mentor for WXR fund accelerator program, Boost VC and a licensing executive for the LOT Network. She has years of experience as a global IP consultant, innovation trainer and public speaker. Having prepared and prosecuted many patent applications, she is also a named inventor on several US Patents and applications. Riyon has over 20 years of patent portfolio development experience. She most recently was the leader of innovation at TiVo Solutions to create new products and features, which were then protected for competitive advantage or as licensable IP. She played a key role in ensuring portfolio relevance for future success. Prior to joining TiVo in 2017 she managed the Coca-Cola Freestyle team’s IP strategy and portfolio development efforts. She executed on that strategy to ensure business alignment, protection from competition and create customer value. She led the engineering teams through the inventive process, managed the patent portfolio and continuously analyzed the competitive IP landscape. Previously she worked with IBM’s Technology and IP Licensing group as an executive IP Strategist. There she worked with companies (from start-ups to fortune 100’s) and research organizations around the globe to create strategic IP programs and enable them to maximize the value of their IP. Riyon also spent several years developing an intellectual asset management software tool, Advance IP, to enable organizations to better build, manage and commercialize their IP.
