Robert Earle is vice president, patent assertion and enforcement at Ericsson. His group within Ericsson’s IP rights organisation is responsible for driving Ericsson’s global patent assertion and enforcement activities. Specifically, he is involved in identifying potential licensees and providing detailed technical analysis of Ericsson’s portfolio of over 37,000 patents – as well as in the mapping of those patents against the products and services being provided by such potential licensees. In addition, Mr Earle supports licensing negotiations and takes the lead in relevant technical discussions, and supports any necessary litigation to enforce Ericsson’s IP rights.

Prior to joining Ericsson, Mr Earle was a partner at Fish & Richardson. He has first chair experience in multiple jury trials representing clients before federal and state trial courts, including representing top international companies in patent litigation cases. He holds a JD and a master’s in electrical engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.