Your bridge aligning your business strategy & your patent strategy
Our Mission
Most companies treat patent strategy as an afterthought -something external counsel handles. It's a costly mistake. Strategic patents require someone inside your operation who understands your business, manages your budget, and translates between your goals and legal execution.
This is why Sherry built Inside Patent Management.
For over 20 years, Sherry led patent operations for startups, enterprises, and Fortune 500 companies. She's managed billion-dollar portfolios, prosecuted hundreds of granted patents, and worked directly with boards on strategy that moves market velocity. She's seen what happens when companies have patent guidance embedded in their operations versus outsourced to counsel: strategy accelerates, budgets tighten, and deal outcomes improve.
But an internal Head of IP full-time isn't right for every company.
Which is where Inside Patent Management comes in. We embed into your team - reporting to leadership, orchestrating patent decisions alongside business decisions. We manage your outside counsel, build your strategy, and make sure your patent work funds growth.
Whether you're a Series A startup or managing portfolio overflow at scale, you get an internal patent leader without the overhead.
Why life science companies choose Inside Patent Management
What Inside Patent Management brings to your team:
Patent strategy aligned to business
Not more patents. The right patents. We build strategy that connects your R&D roadmap, funding goals, and competitive positioning into a coherent patent plan.
Outside counsel management
Your outside attorneys move faster and spend more efficiently when someone inside knows the business and speaks their language. We bridge that gap.
Budget optimization
Patent budgets get wasted when decisions are reactive. We build multi-year plans that fund what matters and cut what doesn't.
Funding and deal support
Due diligence, licensing strategy, IP valuation. When you're raising money or exploring partnerships, your patent story matters. We make sure it's a strong one.