Via Licensing Corporation announced today that Roger Ross has joined the company as Vice President of Legal Affairs. In this new position, Ross will manage the legal, compliance, and patent operations teams for Via Licensing. In addition, he will be responsible for overseeing the legal aspects of the creation and maintenance of patent pools and other intellectual property licensing programs.
Prior to joining Via Licensing, Ross was a partner in the Silicon Valley office of McDermott Will & Emery, where he focused on intellectual property transactions, including complex patent licensing transactions, and counseling regarding participation in standards setting organizations and patent pools. Ross has spent more than 15 years representing technology and media companies. He also served as the founding General Counsel of Liberate Technologies.
Ross holds a BS degree in information systems from the University of Colorado and a JD degree from the University of Kentucky College of Law.
About Via Licensing Corporation
Via Licensing Corporation develops and administers patent licensing programs on behalf of innovative technology companies and for the convenience of licensees. Via Licensing Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE:DLB) and benefits from the expertise, infrastructure, and strategic business relationships that Dolby has developed in more than 35 years of licensing into the consumer electronics and personal computing markets. Via Licensing is involved in the development and operation of licensing programs for both mandated and de facto or emerging standards. For more information about Via Licensing Corporation, please visit www.vialicensing.com.
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Contacts:
Jeanne Alford, 415-645-5000
jeanne.a@vialicensing.com
