Resume

• 2017

  University of Houston-Downtown

  Houston

  Texas Area

  Assistant Professor of Business Law

  University of Houston-Downtown

• 2016

  Law Office of Paul W. Fulbright

  PLLC

  Richardson

  TX and Houston

  TX

  Principal

  Law Office of Paul W. Fulbright

  PLLC

• 2012

  Cisco

  Richardson

  TX

  · Senior Director charged with developing and deploying intellectual property (IP) strategies across Enterprise segment of this US-based multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer.\n· Broad-based strategy development responsibilities; principal escalation executive regarding all technology / IP legal matters for Enterprise segment's largest commercial

  governmental

  and university transactions.\n· Manager of large-scale competitor portfolio analyses to drive M&A and / or cross-licensing - related activities.\n· Launched and led IP Strategist Program wherein Distinguished Engineer - level engineering resources inside 10-12 of Cisco's largest and most important engineering teams were assigned to assist in development of new IP strategies for use in portfolio development

  licensing

  litigation

  and M&A.\n· Launched new monthly automated reporting systems (highlighting patent analytics

  benchmarks

  and trendlines) to Cisco's most influential engineering VP's.\n· Strategic partnership negotiator; creator of robust new mathematical models for royalty / profit-sharing calculations for Enterprise segment's largest joint development / strategic partnership relationships; creator of new IP joint ownership playbooks to provide detailed negotiation guidance to licensing attorneys.

  Senior Director

  Head of Patents / Intellectual Property (Enterprise Segment)

  Cisco

• 2007

  Nokia

  Irving

  TX

  · Senior strategic portfolio development and licensing counsel for this Finland-based multinational telecom equipment manufacturer.\n· Introduced several new portfolio management techniques to organize Nokia's 30

  000+ global patents and patent applications into portfolio clusters suitable for use in cross-licensing negotiations with major competitors.\n· Developed wholly new

  and mathematically robust

  methods for calculating the financial value of patent portfolios in active litigation (including fair

  reasonable

  and non-discriminatory (FRAND) patent royalty rates) so as to crystallize settle v. do not settle decisions in negotiations on the eve of and during trial

  often resulting in an estimated savings of 30% or more in litigation / settlement costs.\n· Served as lead licensing counsel in numerous negotiations vis-a-vis companies with whom Nokia was engaged in active litigation.\n· Managed an international team of the company's senior-most patent attorneys / agents in patent portfolio development (providing related portfolio analyses / landscapes

  and claim chart / validity / infringement / due diligence analyses

  for use in licensing / cross-licensing / technology transfer / sale / M&A activities).

  Senior Patent / Intellectual Property Counsel

  Nokia

  Council / Board Member

  State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Section

  AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating

  Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory

  Southern Methodist University

  Master of Science

  Telecommunications (M.S.T.)

  Focus Areas: Data Communications; Digital Telephony; Digital Switching; QoS; Wireless / Cellular; Wireless Internet; Internet Protocols.

  University of Houston Law Center

  Doctor of Jurisprudence (J.D.)

  Focus Areas: Intellectual Property (IP); Litigation; Tax.

  Post-Doctoral Master of Laws (LL.M.)

  Focus Areas: Intellectual Property (IP); High-Tech Transactions; Antitrust; M&A; Securities; Privacy / Security; Corporate; and Compliance.

  Focus Areas: Strategy Formulation; Financial Analysis; Operations Research / Optimization; Statistical Analysis.

  Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

  Focus Areas: Polymer Chemistry; Plant Design; Numerical Methods.

  Bachelor of Science

  Chemical Engineering (B.S.Ch.E.)

  State Bar of Texas

  Licensed Attorney

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

  Registered Patent Attorney

• 2003

  Law Office of Paul W. Fulbright

  PLLC

  Richardson

  TX

  · Principal in a practice devoted to intellectual property (IP)

  high-tech transactions

  unfair competition / litigation

  corporate

  and compliance.\n· Clients of the firm ranged from the largest of corporate and governmental entities to the smallest startups.\n· Services provided included the international prosecution of patent

  trademark

  and copyright applications

  the negotiation and execution of large

  high-tech transactions

  the delivery of IP non-infringement

  invalidity

  and design-around opinions

  and service as an expert witness regarding patent / intellectual property (IP) law.

  Principal

  Law Office of Paul W. Fulbright

  PLLC

• 2000

  Strasburger & Price

  LLP

  Dallas

  TX

  · Of Counsel within the IP Practice Group of a large

  general practice firm.\n· Provided full array of prosecutorial

  licensing

  and litigation - related legal services to a broad array of large corporate

  university

  and public sector clients.\n· Secured important client victories without the necessity of going to trial (e.g.

  through victories as first chair at Markman hearings devoted to critical patent claim interpretation issues).\n· Management and / or support of large-scale transactions

  including acquisition / divestitures of business divisions and / or divisional patent portfolios; patent licensing / cross-licensing agreements; enterprise-scale IT outsourcing transactions involving interrelated IP

  employment

  international

  agency

  and tax - related issues.\n· Successfully represented the firm in numerous \"beauty contest\" competitions (i.e.

  head-to-head competitions) against other law firms to secure large client engagements.

  Of Counsel

  Strasburger & Price

  LLP

• 1997

  Nortel Networks

  Richardson

  TX

  · Senior Counsel managing patent / IP attorneys supporting the global Wireless Solutions segment of this Canada-based multinational.\n· Developed

  prosecuted

  and oversaw the prosecution of the large Wireless Solutions international portfolio of issued patents and pending patent applications.\n· Performed technology-intensive due diligence investigations regarding large merger & acquisition - related transactions (driving substantial changes to negotiation strategies as a result).\n· Oversaw and supported ongoing litigation matters; prepared patent non-infringement / invalidity positions and performed freedom-to-operate / design-around consultations relating to same.

  Senior Patent / Intellectual Property Counsel

  Nortel Networks

• City of Richardson

  Texas

  Debate Moderator

  City of Richardson

  City Council Election

  Candidates Forum

  Program Director

  Ethics Roundtable

  Richardson East Rotary Club

  Leadership Richardson (Civic Professional Development Program)

  Mergers & Acquisitions

  Patent Litigation

  Joint Ventures

  Telecommunications

  Cyberlaw

  Intellectual Property

  Corporate Law

  Patents

  IP

  Negotiation

  Licensing

  Patent Prosecution

  Intellectual Property Valuation

  Trademarks

  Copyright Law

  Due Diligence

  Trade Secrets

  Contract Negotiation

  Litigation

  Prosecution

  Federal Intellectual Property Codes Plus

  Stephen Stout

  Bill Schuurman

  Chris Ryan

  Collin Rose

  Paul Krieger

  Nationally recognized reference work regarding intellectual property law (including coverage regarding patents

  trademarks

  copyrights

  trade secrets

  domain names and more).

  Federal Intellectual Property Codes Plus

  How to Organize and Manage your Intellectual Property Law Practice

  Brian Russell

  Jeffrey Van Myers

  Antony P. Ng

  How to Organize and Manage your Intellectual Property Law Practice

  Things Every In-House Counsel Should Know about Intellectual Property Law

  John D. Crane

  Things Every In-House Counsel Should Know about Intellectual Property Law

  Convert Your Engineers into Inventors: Intellectual Property Training Can Dramatically Increase Company Assets

  Convert Your Engineers into Inventors: Intellectual Property Training Can Dramatically Increase Company Assets

  The Competition is Still Asleep: Utilizing Business Method Patents and Other IP Resources to Rout the Competition

  The Competition is Still Asleep: Utilizing Business Method Patents and Other IP Resources to Rout the Competition

  Things Every Purchasing Executive Should Know About High-Tech Contracting

  Things Every Purchasing Executive Should Know About High-Tech Contracting

  An IP Primer for the Government Practitioner

  An IP Primer for the Government Practitioner

  Cisco (Richardson) Women's Professional Development Day - Welcome Address

  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office \"Site Examiner Experience\" at Cisco Systems - Site Program Director

  Paul