Yann Dietrich

Current

General Counsel at LiMo Foundation

Past

EMEA Chief IP Counsel (Sr IP attorney) at Intel Corporation
Head of IP&Technology dept / Group IP legal dept at France Telecom
IP legal counsel at Groupe des écoles des télécommunications

Patent&Trademark legal counsel at GEFIB patent law firm

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Education

Université Robert Schuman (Strasbourg III)

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Yann Dietrich’s Summary

I am the General Counsel of LiMo Foundation, an industry consortium dedicated to creating the first truly open, hardware-independent, Linux-based operating system for mobile devices. Founded initially by Motorola, NEC, NTT Docomo, Panasonic, Samsung and Vodafone, most of the mobile industry leaders have joined or are joining this consortium.

During the last 10 years, being respectively the head of the legal dept of the France Telecom/Orange IP & licensing division, and EMEA Chief IP counsel for Intel, I developed a large expertise in Intellectual property:

Patent licensing with the creation of several successful licensing programs related to wireless technologies – Standardization with the creation of several industry initiatives (homegateway initiative, LiPS forum...), participation to the Board of OMA (Open Mobile Alliance), and recent contributions to the review of its IPR policy by ETSI – Lobbying with his involvement in many European discussions about IPR as elected chairman of the IPR group of EICTA, the European ICT industry Trade association – Open source being involved from 1999 to help a R&D public organization and then France Telecom/Orange to define their strategy in this field.

Additionally, I teach IP and licensing in two French universities and in UK as well, and speaks in many conferences. I am also the author of several articles about IP/IT law (domain names, Y2K, antitrust law and distribution over Internet ) in different newspapers and law journals, such as Les Echos, Lamy droit de l'informatique...

Yann Dietrich’s Specialties:

Patent, technology licensing, R&D, Opensource, lobbying, standardization and more generally intellectual property

Yann Dietrich’s Experience

General Counsel

LiMo Foundation

(Non-Profit; 1-10 employees; Telecommunications industry)

January 2008 — Present (1 year)
EMEA Chief IP Counsel (Sr IP attorney)

Intel Corporation

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Law Practice industry)

October 2005 — January 2008 (2 years 4 months)

I am the EMEA Chief IP counsel for Intel, especially in charge of IP and Standards policy matters, as well as others IP related matters in EMEA. I am representing Intel in European standards organisations such as ETSI and DVB, as well as trade associations, and have been elected as chairman of the IPR group of EICTA, the European ICT Industry Association.
Head of IP&Technology dept / Group IP legal dept

France Telecom

(Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Telecommunications industry)

November 2000 — September 2005 (4 years 11 months)

I managed the France Telecom/Orange team of licensing counsels (5 attorneys) and I have especially contributed to the turbocodes licensing program and the strategic partnerships campaign initiated by the CEO of this company. I was very involved in all standards related IP questions, as well as all licensing activities of France Telecom (patents pools such as mpeg2, etc.)
IP legal counsel

Groupe des écoles des télécommunications

(Government Agency; 501-1000 employees; Telecommunications industry)

September 1999 — November 2000 (1 year 3 months)

Implementation of legal instruments to protect innovation in this R&D public center
Following of the filing and prosecution of patent and trademark application in France and in the world
Drafting and negotiating, of R&D agreement such as FP5 IST consortium agreement, of licensing agreement such as IP rights license and assignment
Patent&Trademark legal counsel

GEFIB patent law firm

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Law Practice industry)

September 1997 — September 1999 (2 years 1 month)

Legal counsel on IP rights: patent, trademark, design and copyright, Management of a trademark portfolio
Litigation: opposition, counterfeit-seizures, negotiation of out-of-court settlements
Draft and negotiation of Licensing agreement especially in the pharmaceutical field and agreements related to trademark rights such as license, non opposition, etc.
Internet: domain names litigation, counsel on hypertext issues and E commerce in the pharmaceutical field.

Yann Dietrich’s Education

Université Robert Schuman (Strasbourg III)

Postgraduate degree, IP and Contract Law, 1992 — 1996

University of Strasbourg and CEIPI (International Study Center of Industrial Property)