Expertise and Skill Set

• Specialist in international licensing matters pertaining to critical mobile wireless technologies, and in particular, W-CDMA and LTE based technologies {3G Licensing was the Licensing Administrator for the W-CDMA Patent Licensing Programme (now known as the “W-CDMA Patent Pool”) during the period 2004 to 2010}
• 3G Licensing’s current management pioneered patent pools in the mobile wireless sector through their leadership in the formation of the W-CDMA Patent Licensing Programme (now denominated as the W-CDMA Patent Pool) under the auspices of the UMTS IPR WG, UIPA and 3G3P
• Unrivalled knowledge and insight into the intricacies and peculiarities of patent licensing and essential patents in the domain of mobile wireless technologies and an intimate understanding of the position of the major essential patent owners and prospective licensees (the specific expertise is W-CDMA and LTE based technologies)
• Unrivalled experience in and sensitivity to the diverse range of antitrust concerns pertaining to the mobile wireless sector based on 12 years of active patent licensing experience with W-CDMA based technologies
• Unrivalled experience in objectifying fair reasonable and non-discriminatory (“FRAND”) licensing terms and conditions in competitive international mobile wireless markets
• A member of 3G Licensing’s management team jointly authored the book Technology Patent Licensing: An international reference on 21st century patent licensing, patent pools and patent platforms. Larry M. Goldstein and Brian N. Kearsey, 2004, ISBN 1-59622-004-X