Founder and Host
Axel D'Addario
I help patent holders turn their IP into revenue — through licensing, strategic partnerships, investor positioning, and the operating systems that make patents commercially viable.
I'm the founder of Beyond the Patent, a platform built for inventors, patent holders, and investors who want IP to do more than sit in a filing cabinet.
Over the past decade, I've developed and commercialized intellectual property across consumer products, health and wellness, technology, financial services, sports, and real estate. That work has included patents, trademarks, licensing structures, supply-chain-protected processes, and the operating models that turn protected ideas into revenue-generating businesses.
My background is in strategy and operations. I've held seats as Chief Strategy Officer, Chief Revenue Officer, Vice President of Operations, and Board Member. I've helped companies raise capital, build partnerships, enter retail, and structure deals where the IP itself was the core asset.
Beyond the Patent exists because I kept seeing the same gap: smart inventors with strong patents who had no clear path to market, and investors who wanted IP-backed opportunities but didn't know how to evaluate them. I built this to bridge both sides.
Top 20 CSO of the Year
Co-Author, The NIL Playbook
Patent-Award-Winning Agency Partner
Featured on CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer
Background
Built around IP, operations, and deals.
Beyond the Patent — Founder
Building a platform and media property that helps inventors monetize patents, license IP, and attract investors. Focused on patent commercialization strategy, IP-backed business models, investor storytelling, and founder education.
HydraPatch — Chief Strategy Officer & Board Member
Led enterprise strategy, commercialization, capital formation, and intellectual property development. Built the systems, partnerships, and operational foundation that helped turn a product concept into a protected, scalable business.
NXT Level Holdings — Operating Partner, Strategy & Operations
Advised founders and leadership teams across multiple industries on growth, capital, and commercialization. Helped companies position their IP for investment, evaluate licensing opportunities, and structure partnerships around protected assets.
HydraPatch — Vice President, Internal Operations
Built the operational infrastructure — manufacturing, supply chain, quality assurance, fulfillment, and process development — that protects a product's competitive position and makes IP enforceable in practice, not just on paper.
AXE RE & Finance — Founder
Advised real estate sponsors, developers, and business owners on capital structure, transactions, and investment evaluation. Developed a strong foundation in financial analysis, risk assessment, and value creation — skills that directly apply to patent valuation and IP dealmaking.
NJCU Jersey 50 Index — Co-Creator
Co-created a proprietary stock market index developed by the NJCU School of Business and calculated by S&P Dow Jones Indices. Strengthened expertise in business valuation, data-driven indexing, and the creation of proprietary financial IP.
Previously served on the Board of Directors of Win This Fight, a global anti-trafficking organization working with the United Nations. Created the Support Our Survivors program, raising over $100,000 for survivors of human trafficking. Featured on CNBC's Mad Money with Jim Cramer and WFAN's Carton & Roberts discussing intellectual property strategy.
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