Evening Seminar & Networking Drinks
Speaker: Jo Costura, Intellectual Property Transaction and Technology Licensing Manager EAME, Caterpillar UK
Jo Costura is the Intellectual Property Transaction and Licensing Manager for Caterpillar for Europe, Africa and the Middle East and is based in Peterborough in the UK. A Chartered Engineer, Fellow of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers and Fellow of Women’s Engineering Society in the UK, Jo works with Caterpillar engineering teams across the region developing construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines, industrial gas turbines and diesel-electric locomotives in Caterpillar’s three product segments – Resource Industries, Construction Industries and Energy & Transportation.
Working closely with engineers, IP lawyers and patent attorneys, she has responsibility for scoping, defining and negotiating technology development agreements and licenses with external industrial or academic partners related to Intellectual Property rights and technology licensing.