Ericsson Puts Focus on IPR LicensingEricsson Puts Focus on IPR Licensing

Kasim Alfalahi, Ericsson's chief intellectual property officer, will report directly to President and CEO Hans Vestberg

January 12, 2012

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STOCKHOLM -- Ericsson (NASDAQ:ERIC) has the industry's strongest wireless IPR portfolio, comprising 27,000 granted patents that cover a wide range of technologies, from wireless access (2G, 3G and 4G) to WLAN and the whole Information and Communications Technology (ICT) value chain. As wireless access is now being added in new types of devices, Ericsson is reorganizing its Licensing and Patent Development department with the focus on further monetizing its IPR assets.

Ericsson's Chief Intellectual Property Officer, Kasim Alfalahi, who currently reports to Ericsson's CTO within Group Function Technology and Portfolio Management, will report directly to President and CEO Hans Vestberg. The reorganization is effective immediately.

Ericsson is today a net receiver of royalties and has signed more than 90 license agreements. With new devices and other industries entering the world of connectivity, Ericsson targets to grow its IPR revenues above the SEK 4.6 billion net revenue generated in 2010, as stated at the company's Capital Markets Day on November 9, 2011.

Ericsson AB (Nasdaq: ERIC)

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