Richard Baker

Current

Candidate at Richard Baker for Congress
Director of Intellectual Property Licensing at 3Com Corporation

Past

School Committee Representative at Pentucket Regional School District
Director of Automation Intellectual Property at Schneider Electric
Engineering Manager at Schneider Automation

Engineering Manager at Modicon
Engineering Manager at AEG
Software Engineer at GSG
Software Engineer at General Systems Group

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Education

Pierce Law
Harvard University
University of New Hampshire

Keene High School

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Richard Baker’s Summary

Richard Baker is a tough, honest leader driven to deliver creative, intellectual solutions to problems facing corprorate and governmental organizations. He is a seasoned negotiator with the ability to push difficult issues to settlement through integrity, honor, and cooperation.

Richard Baker’s Specialties:

Patents, licensing, intellectual property, international experience, engineering management, municipal finance, union negotiation, government regulation

Richard Baker’s Experience

Candidate

Richard Baker for Congress

(Political Organization industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)

Republican Candidate for Congress from the Massaschusetts 6th Congressional District. The 6th District includes much of Essex County and some of Middlesex County, including Lynn, Salem, Gloucester, Beverly, Newburyport, Bedford, Burlington, Reading and Peabody.

In the 2008 election cycle, received over 95,000 votes, the highest number of votes for a Congressional challenger in Massachusetts in 2008 and the second highest statewide for a challenger since 1998. Ran against 6 term incumbant US Congressman John Tierney.
Director of Intellectual Property Licensing

3Com Corporation

(Public Company; COMS; Computer Networking industry)

January 2005 — Present (4 years 11 months)

Responsible for the licensing program of patent portfolio consisting of over 1400 US patents. Developed strategies for the monetization of the 3Com patent portfolio and integrated these strategies into the overall 3Com corporate strategy. Successfully marketed and sold patents at Ocean Tomo’s live patent auctions, receiving the second highest amount for a sale at two consecutive auctions. Initiated a number of licensing programs and led licensing negotiations. Monitored and tracked licensees to assure compliance with the terms of the licenses. Managed the prosecution of a small portfolio of pending patent applications. Monitored government regulations and assessed impact on 3Com’s business.
In 2009, 3Com was awarded the prestigious Licensing Achievement Award by the Licensing Executives Society (USA&Canada). 3Com earned the award for its profitable intellectual property management activities during its 2009 Fiscal Year. The major accomplishment of 3Com in the 2009 fiscal year was the licensing and sales of patented networking technology across several deals for a combined $87 Million. In addition, 3Com continued its history of success at the Ocean Tomo Live Patent Auctions with another sale of a patent at the October 2008 Auction. 3Com was an early supporter of the Ocean Tomo Auctions, and has succeeded in this venue beyond all other companies.
School Committee Representative

Pentucket Regional School District

(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

May 2005 — May 2007 (2 years 1 month)

Joined the Pentucket Regional School Committee at a time of great financial difficulties and worked with the committee to restore fiscal health to the district. Chairman of subcommittees negotiating union contracts with the teachers, custodial, and clerical unions and of a subcommittee negotiating leases for the elementary schools; member of subcommittee hearing union grievances.
Director of Automation Intellectual Property

Schneider Electric

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Internet industry)

February 1984 — August 2004 (20 years 7 months)

Created an intellectual property program, including the creation of IP strategies, the organization of a portfolio of patents, and the authoring of a number of patent disclosures. Led the IP team through the acquisition and disposal of IP assets and licensing activities.

Patent Licensing. Conducted an international licensing campaign to license a set of patents in the area of web access to factory automation equipment. This resulted in a number of licenses (total revenue $10-100 million) and in the prevention of several competitors from offering products that were covered by our patents.

Patent Portfolio Development. Starting with a few random lists of old patents, identified and organized a list of the patent assets owned by Schneider Automation. Mapped US and foreign patent portfolio to determine areas where coverage could be extended. Increased the number of disclosures filed from 2-3 per year to over 40.

Patent Agent. Thorough knowledge of USPTO electronic tools.
Engineering Manager

Schneider Automation

(Public Company; Internet industry)

1984 — 1999 (15 years )
Engineering Manager

Modicon

(Public Company; Internet industry)

1984 — 1999 (15 years )
Engineering Manager

AEG

(Internet industry)

1984 — 1999 (15 years )
Software Engineer

GSG

(Internet industry)

1981 — 1984 (3 years )
Software Engineer

General Systems Group

(Internet industry)

1981 — 1984 (3 years )

Richard Baker’s Education

Pierce Law

Intellectual Property May 2000 — July 2004
Harvard University

Applied Math (Computer Science) January 1982 — May 1984
University of New Hampshire

BS , Computer Science and English , 1977 — 1981

Activities and Societies:

Treasurer, New Hampshire Outing Club (1979-1981)
Keene High School

Diploma , 1972 — 1977

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Richard Baker’s Groups:

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Senior Member 1980 - Present
Association of Computing Machinery Member 1984 - Present
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Notary Public 2000 - Present
US Patent & Trademark Office Member of Patent Bar 2001 - Present
Licensing Executive Society Member 2002 - Present
Intellectual Property Owners Association Member 2004 - 2006
Pentucket Regional School Committee Member 2005 - 2007
Toastmasters International Area Governor, Past-President of 3Talkers,ACG,CL 2005 - Present
West Newbury Republican Committee Chairman 2006 - 2009
Byfield Parish Church