Kasim Alfalahi
Kasim Alfalahi (born 1965), is a global businessman. He was Chief Intellectual Property Officer for Ericsson from 2011 to 2016 and led the company’s licensing and patent development worldwide, helping to generate $1.6 billion USD in revenue in 2015.[1][not in citation given]
Education[edit]
- Master of Science - Engineering and Management - Linköping University, Sweden
- Bachelor of Science – Engineering and Management - Linköping Institute of Technology, Sweden
Career[edit]
- Co-founder - Marconi Group Feb 2017 - present
- Founder and CEO - Avanci Sept 2016 - present
- Chief Intellectual Property Officer for Ericsson Jan 2011 - Mar 2016
- Vice President and Head of Licensing and Patent Development - Ericsson May 2005 - Dec 2010
- Director of Patent Licensing - Ericsson 1999-2005
- Product Manager IPR - Ericsson 1995-1999
Career Highlights[edit]
In 2011, Alfalahi represented Ericsson in the Rockstar Bidco consortium comprised of Ericsson, Apple, Blackberry, EMC, Microsoft and Sony[2][not in citation given] to acquire the Nortel patent portfolio for $4.5 billion USD.[2][3]
Between 2005 and 2016 during Alfalahi's tenure, Ericsson’s patent portfolio increased from 20,000 patents[4] to one of the largest patent portfoliios in the industry, representing more than 39,000 patents and revenue of $1.7 billion USD.[5] Alfalahi secured for the cmopany patents covering key technology for 2G, 3G and 4G networks and handsets, with more than 100 license agreements with major players in the industry.[5]
Alfalahi directed several high-profile IP license negotiations for mobile technologies including:
- 2012 Ericsson vs Samsung lawsuit[6][7]
- 2014 Samsung settlement with Ericsson[8]
- 2015 Ericsson vs Apple lawsuit[9][10]
- 2015 Apple and Ericsson sign deal to end patent suit[11][12][13][14]
- 2016 Huawei and Ericsson formalized an agreement including a cross license that covers patents relating to both companies’ wireless standard-essential patents (including the GSM, UMTS and LTE cellular standards)[15]
In 2016, Alfalahi left his role as Chief Intellectual Property Officer at Ericsson to establish the independent Avanci patent licensing platform creating a on-stop wireless technology patent license marketplace.[16][17] The Avanci platform launched with key telecom patent holders including Ericsson, Qualcomm, InterDigital, KPN, and ZTE.[16][17][18] Since the platform's launch, several patent holders have listed on Avanci, including Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, PanOptis, Unwired Planet, Vodafone, IP Bridge, Blackberry, BT Mobile, TNO, Siemens and NEC. [19][20][21][22][23][24][25] The platform centralizes licenses for 2G, 3G and 4G standard essential patents[18] across verticals and the Internet of Things (IoT) for makers of products ranging from smart meters to connected cars.[25][26]
Awards[edit]
Alfalahi has been widely recognized in the industry, including being listed in:
- Intellectual Asset Management Magazine (IAM) Strategy 300 – World’s Leading IP Strategists (2017)[27][28]
- IAM Market Makers, #24 on the list (2016)[29]
- IAM Market Makers, #3 on the list (2015)[30][31]
- IAM IP Personalities of the Year (2015)[32]
- IAM IP Personalities of the Year (2011)[33]
- IAM 50 for 50, #12 on the list (2011)[34]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ericsson creates virtual market for IoT patent licenses". www.rcrwireless.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Apple, RIM in group buying Nortel patents for $4.5B". CNET. Retrieved 2018-01-04.
- ↑ "Form 10-K". www.sec.gov. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ Ericsson Annual Report (Report). Ericsson. 2005.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Ericsson's chief IP officer and a $15 billion patent portfolio - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ Ringstrom, Anna. "Ericsson sues Samsung for patent infringement". U.K. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ Grundberg, Sven; Kim, Yun-Hee (2012-11-27). "Ericsson Files Patent Claim Against Samsung". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ "Samsung To Pay Ericsson $650 Million Plus Royalties To End Patent Dispute". thedroidguy.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ Aduloju, Olumide (2015-05-08). "TROUBLE! Ericsson Intensifies Suit Against Apple For Using Its Technology Without License » Thesheet.ng". Thesheet.ng. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ "Subscribe to read". Financial Times. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ "Apple Signs Peace Deal With Ericsson". Fortune. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ Ashok, India (2015-12-23). "Apple and Ericsson reach patent agreement". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ CNBC (2015-12-21). "Ericsson and Apple sign patent deal, settle litigation". CNBC. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ "Ericsson And Huawei Join Hands - TeleAnalysis". www.teleanalysis.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Scott, Bicheno, (2016-02-03). "Ericsson unveils its MWC 2016 collection". Telecoms.com. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Ericsson's Avanci IoT patent pool unveiled, with Qualcomm on board - Rethink". Rethink. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Aycock, Jason (2016-09-14). "Telecom firms combine patents in new company to ease licensing". Seeking Alpha. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ "Avanci and PanOptis come under auspices of single holding group; new platforms planned - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "On back of InterDigital's excellent Q3 performance, CEO predicts big things for new IoT licensing platform - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "Sony transfers patent portfolio to corporate vehicle affiliated with Marconi Group - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "Our auto royalty rates won't change no matter how many patent owners join us, Avanci confirms - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "IP Bridge joins Panasonic and Sony in Avanci; JPO tipped to endorse platform approach in new guidelines - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "Unwired Planet to sell patent business for $30 million; buyer increases its stockpile of Ericsson assets - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "Deal with BMW is the first of many with auto-makers, says Avanci boss - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "Self-Driving Cars Creating New Investment Options | OilPrice.com". OilPrice.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "Kasim Alfalahi - Directory - IAM Strategy 300 - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- ↑ "The IAM IP personalities of 2017 - part one - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "Meet the world's elite IP deal makers - IAM - Informing IP value". www.iam-media.com. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "The 40 individuals who drive the global patent market named in the latest issue of IAM - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ Wild, Joff (2015-11-01). "At the controls of the global IP market express" (PDF). Intellectual Asset Management. pp. 21, 23. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "The IP personalities of 2015, part one - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ "The IP personalities of 2011 - Blog - IAM - Informing IP value". Retrieved 2018-08-06.
- ↑ Denny, Jane (2011-12-10). "50 for 50" (PDF). Intellectual Asset Management. pp. 28–43. Retrieved 2018-08-06.
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