Bruce Bernstein Joins InterDigital as General Patent Counsel.KING OF PRUSSIA King of Prussia, industrialized suburban area (1990 pop. 18,406), Montgomery co., SE Pa. It has glass and steel fabricating, food processing, printing and publishing, and varied manufacturing (textiles, liquified petroleum gas, water-treatment and electrical , Pa. -- InterDigital interdigital between two digits. interdigital cysts see interdigital pyoderma, pododermatitis. interdigital dermatitis 1. the early lesion in the development of infectious footrot in sheep; called also sheep scald. Communications Corporation (Nasdaq:IDCC IDCC Integrated Dual-use Commercial Companies ), a leading designer, developer and provider of wireless technology and product platforms, today announced that Bruce G. Bernstein has joined InterDigital as General Patent Counsel. In this role, he will be responsible for managing the company's intellectual property assets and growing the patent licensing business. Mr. Bernstein succeeds William Merritt, who was appointed as President, Chief Executive Officer and a member of InterDigital's Board of Directors in May 2005. Mr. Bernstein has nearly 15 years of experience in the intellectual property business involving patent licensing and developing and managing intellectual property portfolios for a number of organizations including technology and telecommunications companies. He joins InterDigital from BTG BTG BIT (Built-In Test) Target Generator BTG Bridging the Gap BTG British Technology Group BtG Betreuungsgesetz (Germany) BTG Biomass Technology Group BV BTG Begbies Traynor Group International Inc., (BTG) where he was instrumental in developing and managing the company's intellectual property portfolio. Mr. Bernstein joined BTG in 1997 as Vice President, Legal and Patents, and recently served as Vice President and Head of Patents, a position he has held since 2002. While at BTG, he developed global intellectual property licensing strategies for the company and its partners. He also structured, negotiated and closed multi-million dollar intellectual property licensing and development agreements. "It is a great pleasure to welcome Bruce Bernstein to InterDigital," said William Merritt, President and Chief Executive Officer of InterDigital. "His extensive background and experience in patent law and intellectual property licensing and portfolio development will benefit InterDigital as we continue to broaden our base of licensees around the world and monetize our investments in technology development through patent and technology license agreements. Bruce has the experience and track record of success to provide InterDigital with effective leadership for our global patent licensing business." Prior to joining BTG, Mr. Bernstein served as an associate at a number of law firms in the Washington, D.C. area including Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin LLP and Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP. Mr. Bernstein earned a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies degree in Electrical Engineering from the Moore School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania (body, education) University of Pennsylvania - The home of ENIAC and Machiavelli. http://upenn.edu/. Address: Philadelphia, PA, USA. in 1987 and a Juris Doctorate from American University in 1992. In addition, Mr. Bernstein is a member of the Licensing Executive Society and the American Intellectual Property Law Association Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) is a national bar association that was formed in 1897 to improve intellectual property laws and educate the public about such issues. . About InterDigital InterDigital designs, develops and provides advanced wireless technologies and products that drive voice and data communications. The company offers technology and product solutions for wireless applications that deliver time-to-market and cost advantages, as well as performance improvements and product differentiation Product Differentiation A source of competitive advantage that depends on producing some item that is regarded to have unique and valuable characteristics. opportunities for its customers. InterDigital has a strong portfolio of patented technologies covering 2G, 2.5G, 3G and 802 standards, which it licenses worldwide. For more information, please visit InterDigital's web site: www.interdigital.com. InterDigital is a registered trademark of InterDigital Communications Corporation. |
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