EDWARD KAHN is founder and President of EKMS, Inc., an intellectual property management firm established in 1986 and based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. EKMS helps companies realize the full commercial value of their patents and technologies.? Edward's main areas of expertise are technology assessment and deal making. EKMS clients include the world's leading computer, automotive, aerospace life sciences, and chemical manufacturers such as Boeing, Pharmacia, DuPont, and IBM Corporation, as well as smaller corporations, universities, and individual inventors. He is frequently asked to write and comment on intellectual property topics in the business and trade press, and at conferences and forums around the country.