Intelligrated appoints Dave Schmit to protect intellectual property
By Canadian Packaging staff
General Intelligrated Dave SchmitAccomplished legal advisor named senior vice-president, corporate intellectual property for Intelligrated.
CINCINNATI—Intelligrated, a leading North American-based automated material handling solutions provider, has appointed Dave Schmit to the position of senior vice-president, corporate intellectual property.
Schmit leads the transition of Intelligrated’s corporate intellectual property practice in-house, responsible for associated legal policies, strategies and processes to protect the company’s innovations and grow its legal footprint.
Schmit brings more than 30 years of intellectual property law experience and a strong familiarity with Intelligrated to his new role. He has served as a close legal advisor to senior management since Intelligrated’s inception, guiding initial intellectual property legal strategy, successfully defending trade secrets and representing the company in other commercial and technical transactions.
Under Schmit’s leadership, the intellectual property practice is responsible for patent and trademark applications, and conducting patentability, freedom to practice and other studies to effectively address commercial and development opportunities as they emerge.
“As Intelligrated continues to expand its product line, a strong and responsive intellectual property practice enables us to make the most of new opportunities to innovate,” says Intelligrated chief legal officer Mark Tefend. “Dave is one of our longest-standing and most-trusted legal advisors, and his experience with our business and customer base makes his counsel particularly valuable and enables him to offer immediate sage, practical and strategic counsel to our operations.”
Before joining Intelligrated, Schmit served as a senior partner at the law firm of Frost Brown Todd, LLC. His career includes arguing nearly 100 intellectual property cases, including a major patent case before the United States Supreme Court. Schmit holds a bachelor’s and master’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Cincinnati and earned his J.D. from Northern Kentucky University’s Salmon P. Chase College of Law.
Intelligrated is a leading North American-based, single-source provider of intelligent automated material handling solutions that drive fulfillment productivity for retailers, manufacturers and logistics providers around the world. Through a broad portfolio of automation equipment, software, service and support, Intelligrated solutions give businesses a competitive edge and optimize operational performance through increased flexibility, efficiency and accuracy.
Intelligrated designs, manufactures, integrates and installs complete material handling automation solutions including conveyor, IntelliSort sortation, Alvey palletizers and robotics, and automated storage and retrieval systems – all managed by advanced machine controls and software. Intelligrated Software offers warehouse execution systems, a scalable suite of software that manages the entire fulfillment process, including equipment, labor and business intelligence, integrated with voice- and light-directed picking and putting technologies.
For company information, visit www.intelligrated.com.
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