CEO, LexisNexis IPlytics
Tim is the founder of IPlytics and served as its CEO for ten years. After the acquisition of IPlytics by LexisNexis, he took on the role of Director of SEP Analytics at LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions. Tim founded IPlytics with the vision of revolutionizing how IP professionals approach patent and standards data. IPlytics is the first market solution to integrate comprehensive SEP data, patent pool data, and technical standards and contribution data, providing industry-leading analysis on the past, present, and future of standardized technology. IPlytics solution supports initiatives such as SEP licensing, joining patent pools, SEP portfolio management and understanding the competitive landscape for technologies where standards matter.
Tim earned his doctoral degree with the highest distinction from the Berlin Institute of Technology, where his dissertation focused on patenting and coordination in standardization. He then worked as a post-doctoral researcher and consultant for the Law and Economics of Patents Group at CERNA, MINES ParisTech.
Tim has actively contributed to empirical studies for the European Commission, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and the German federal government on declared patents, standards contributions, patent transfers, and patent pooling behaviour. He is a recognized thought leader, panel speaker, and adjunct lecturer on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), FRAND licensing, patent pools, and advanced patent intelligence. Tim has authored several peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as articles for Managing IP, IPWatchdog, and IAM Magazine. Additionally, he has contributed to some of the most-read industry reports for IAM Media.
