Roy Maharaj is Chief Licensing Officer at Ericsson where he is responsible for leading the monetization of Ericsson’s industry-leading patent portfolio. With more than 60,000 granted patents, Ericsson has emerged as holding one of the strongest portfolios in cellular technology and is the lead holder of 5G essential patents. Roy has over 25 years of experience in leading Intellectual Property licensing and monetization programs across many technology areas including both Standard Essential and Non-Standard Essential patent portfolios covering operations in all major markets worldwide. Before joining Ericsson, Roy was Vice President of Licensing at Intellectual Ventures where he led the development and monetization of several of Intellectual Ventures’ successful licensing and assertion campaigns. Prior to joining Intellectual Ventures Roy led IP monetization and technology licensing at a variety of companies including IBM, where he began his legal career.
In addition to speaking at leading industry conferences and events, Roy is also a frequent guest lecturer on Intellectual Property Law, and Patent Licensing and Monetization at major US Law Schools.
Roy earned his JD from Santa Clara University School of Law, MBA from San Jose State University, and undergraduate degree in business from Santa Clara University.