PAUL D ROBERTS
Architects in San Francisco, CA

Vice President of IP Licensing (and joint founder) at Inventergy, Board Secretary - Licensing Executives Society (US-Canada) at Licensing Executives Society

San Francisco Bay Area

Law Practice

Inventergy - Cupertino, CA since Jan 2013 - Vice President of IP Licensing (and joint founder) Licensing Executives Society since Oct 2012 - Board Secretary - Licensing Executives Society (US-Canada) Rovi - Santa Clara, CA Feb 2012 - Jan 2013 - VP Patent Law & Commercialization Association of Chief Patent Counsels Jun 2011 - Jan 2013 - ACPC member Accenture - Washington D.C. Metro Area Mar 2008 - Feb 2012 - Lead Patent Attorney / Director Global Patent Operations Accenture - Washington, DC Metro Area Mar 2004 - Mar 2008 - Global Division IP Counsel, Comm.& High Tech MCI-WorldCom - Washington D.C. Metro Area Jun 2000 - Mar 2004 - Global Patent Acquisition Manager (entire portfolio) MCI - Washington D.C. Metro Area Jun 1999 - Jun 2000 - Patent Attorney - portfolio manager UUNET and other subsidiaries McDermott Will and Emery - Washington D.C. Metro Area 1997 - 1999 - Patent Associate Larson & Taylor - Washington D.C. Metro Area Oct 1995 - Oct 1997 - Patent Attorney US Patent and Trademark Office - Washington D.C. Metro Area Aug 1994 - Oct 1995 - Patent Examiner

Franklin Pierce Law Center 1993 - 1993
IP Institute, Intellectual Property Whittier Law School 1992 - 1994
Law, Intellectual Property law University of Maryland College Park 1986 - 1991
BS, Electrical Engineering

Patents, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Patent Prosecution, Due Diligence, Software Licensing, Mergers, Contract Negotiation, Privacy Law, Start-ups, Patent Litigation, Strategy

Selected Acheivements
 Completed Accenture’s “Leadership Development Program” (top 1% of employees selected)  Increased US patent portfolio by 25% in one year alone; simultaneously secured highest “industry impact” portfolio rating by The Wall Street Journal’s period scoring of Information Technology industry 7 of 14 times (in top 5 all 14 times)  Greatest contribution to Accenture legal group’s commitment to Minority- and Women-owned Law firm spend  Achieved greatest-ever “surplus” for LES Annual meeting as meeting co-chair  Lead patent attorney at MCI/WorldCom for invention from Vint Cerf (a father of the internet)  Patented inventor

Certified Licensing Professional, CLP.org via courses in IP Protection, Valuation, Marketing, Opportunity Assessment, Agreement Drafting, Negotiation, Agreement Management, and 3 hour examination

InternationalTax Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Accounting

Boston University School of Law 1990 - 1993
JD, Law University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business 1985 - 1990
BBA/MAcc, Accounting

Owner at R&S Supply Company

Wine and Spirits

Sea Kayaking, Surfing, Swimming

Executive VP at Sonoma Technology, Inc.

Environmental Services

California Institute of Technology 1970 - 1975
PhD, Environmental Engineering Science Rice University 1965 - 1970
BA, MChE, Chemical Engineering

Defense & Space

Regional Director at GB Soccer Stars

Sports

Information Technology and Services

Computer Software

Semiconductors

Medical Devices