Keith Bergelt is the chief executive officer of Open Invention Network (OIN), the collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux. Prior to joining the OIN, Mr. Bergelt served as president and CEO of two intellectual property Hedge Funds – Paradox Capital and IPI . Previously, Mr. Bergelt served as a senior advisor to the technology investment division at Texas Pacific Group. He was as General Manager of the Strategic Intellectual Asset Management business unit at Motorola Corporation and served as Motorola’s director of Technology Strategy. Prior to his extensive private sector experience, Mr. Bergelt served for twelve years as a diplomat with postings at the United Nations in NYC and the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, where he was involved in the negotiation of IP rights protection in Asia.
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In the wake of the financial crisis and its attendant repercussions across
the global economy, the U.S. Congress stands poised to address the issue of
patent reform. Much debated and long anticipated, patent reform legislation
is back under consideration with the bill possibly coming up for vote, prior
to the end of 2009. Under the stewardship of a set of legislators well
sensitized to the salient issues and with the thoughtful counsel of David
Kappos, President Obama’s business savvy head of the U.S. Patent and
Trademark Office (USPTO), the stars are aligning to usher in legislation that
promises to offer significant advances in an arena that has been overdue for
reform.
During the debate that will shortly resume, critical patent system issues
will be addressed. In addition to the legislative reform, the judiciary has
been seeking to address the t... (more)
Keith Bergelt is the chief executive officer of Open Invention Network (OIN), the collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux. Prior to joining the OIN, Mr. Bergelt served as president and CEO of two intellectual property Hedge Funds – Paradox Capital and IPI . Previously, Mr. Bergelt served as a senior advisor to the technology investment division at Texas Pacific Group. He was as General Manager of the Strategic Intellectual Asset Management business unit at Motorola Corporation and served as Motorola’s director of Technology Strategy. Prior to his extensive private sector experience, Mr. Bergelt served for twelve years as a diplomat with postings at the United Nations in NYC and the American Embassy in Tokyo, Japan, where he was involved in the negotiation of IP rights protection in Asia.
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