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Jim is President & CEO of Wi-LAN, and a member of the Board of Directors. Prior to joining Wi-LAN in June 2006, Jim held a number of senior management positions with MOSAID Technologies. In 2003, Jim was appointed Senior Vice President, Patent Licensing and General Counsel for MOSAID, and was responsible for managing the company's highly successful patent licensing program. While at MOSAID, he played an integral role in helping the company distinguish itself as an intellectual property powerhouse by leading the effort to license its patent portfolio to many of the world's best known electronics companies and successfully managing many large complex patent litigations.
Jim has extensive legal experience, having practiced technology law for many years in two of Canada's largest law firms. He is currently a board member of Icron Technologies Inc., a member of the Executive for the Ottawa Technology Law Group and a member of the Licensing Executives Society. He is a former Chairman of the Toronto Computer Lawyers Group and a former Vice-Chairman and Director of the Canadian Diabetes Association. Jim is a frequent speaker at conferences and has delivered numerous papers and articles concerning management of intellectual property, patent licensing and technology law.
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