Founder

Carlos de la Huerga is a business executive with extensive experience as an innovator and leader in intellectual property management. During his career, he has been involved with database development, artificial intelligence programs, defibrillators, IT security devices, and RFID data collectors.

Carlos founded Telaric in 1996 as a technology and intellectual property development firm.  Telaric has over 30 patents and applications of its own, made up of five different portfolios.  Since then, Telaric has expanded in several directions including the spinout of a number of technology and consulting companies.  

Through Telaric Ideas, one of Telaric's spinout consulting companies, Carlos provides innovation, intellectual property and licensing assistance focused on meeting each client's business goals.

Prior to Telaric, Carlos was the Vice President of Engineering and Division Manager at a $500 Million public medical device company.  Much of his business driven approach to innovation is a result of his responsibility for the bottom line. He is a member of the Wisconsin Technology Council, a panel focused on encouraging the development of science and technology based businesses in Wisconsin. He is also a founding member and past president of the Wisconsin Area Research Managers (WARM) and has acted as an expert witness for a significant patent infringement case.

Special Expertise

Intellectual Property

• Development of patent strategies and portfolios
• Ability to merge business goals to create a supporting intellectual property strategy
• Core element analysis of innovations to support patent strategies
• Prior art review and analysis
• Litigation assistance
• Software tools to manage and analyze patents

Strategic Innovation

• Cross fertilization of different market perspectives to enhance innovation
• Idea generation
• Product development strategy

Financial Guidance

• IP taxation planning and guidance
• Integration of IP strategies with financial goal planning
• Innovation center creation to support company innovation and financial goals
• Foreign company assistance to meet taxation needs

Relevant Experience

• Inventor of 30 patents and applications
• Litigation support for major patent litigation
• Developed patent portfolios covering database systems, IT security, data collection, and various medication delivery systems
• Ran highly profitable division of medical products company with bottom line responsibility
• Developed numerous electronic products, many which become market leaders for a $500 Million company
• Extensive experience in medical database systems
• Extensive marketing and sales development experience including Europe and Japan
• Managed and coordinated critical regulatory affairs compliance changes for a medical manufacturer
• Managed diversified engineering teams to develop new products

Employment History

• Founder and President, Telaric, LLC
• Founder and President, HyperPhrase Technologies, LLC
• Vice President, Marquette Electronics - $500 million diversified medical electronics manufacturer

Education

• BA Mathematics, Reed College Portland, Oregon

Community

• Former President and Member of Wisconsin Area Research Managers
• Member of the Governor's Wisconsin Technology Council
• Member Board of Trustees, Reed College Portland, Oregon