05/13: Modern Patent Pools

Modern Patent Pools in the Age of IoTs, 5G, and nNextGen Video Codecs

Moderator: James Harlan, InterDigital, Inc., Houston, TX

Speakers:
Fabian Gonell, Qualcomm, Inc., San Diego, CA
Dennis Duncan, Essentiality Check, Boynton Beach, FL

Hosted by Standards and Open Source and Antitrust Committees and the Special Committee on Privacy & Data Security

Speakers

• Duncan, Dennis

  Essentiality Check | Managing Director

  Dennis J. Duncan is the Managing Director of Essentiality Check. Prior to this he was a Senior Patent Counsel at Dolby Laboratories where he manages a global patent portfolio. Prior to joining Dolby Laboratories, Dennis was an associate with the intellectual property firm of Scully Scott Murphy & Presser. He has also worked as a sole practitioner and in other IP boutiques.
• Gonell, Fabian

  Qualcomm | Senior Vice President, Licensing Strategy

  Fabian Gonell is Senior Vice President, Licensing Strategy and Legal Counsel of Qualcomm's Technology Licensing division, where his responsibilities include developing the Company’s licensing strategy, negotiating license agreements, and overseeing the company's compliance with the rules of standards organizations. He has played a major role in structuring and negotiating license agreements with many of Qualcomm’s licensees, including Apple, Samsung, LGE, Ericsson, and Nokia/Microsoft, as well as in Qualcomm’s response to regulatory investigations of Qualcomm’s licensing practices.
• Harlan, Jim

  InterDigital Communications | Director, Standards and Competition Policy

  Jim Harlan joined InterDigital in 2015, where actively represents the company and its interests before policy makers at governmental agencies, administrations and enforcers, as well as with policy committees for various SDOs, Consortia and Associations.