The Management of Patent Portfolios

Simone Frattasi is a European Patent Attorney and a Telecom Engineer with a Diploma in IP Business Administration from CEIPI/University of Strasbourg and a PhD in Wireless, Mobile Communications. He is currently serving as the Head of Global IP at MAERSK, which, under his lead, won the Gold Award for 'Best IP Department Nordics' by Leaders League in 2022 and 2023. Prior to this role, he was the Head of the Patent Department at Sony Mobile Communications in Sweden. His expertise also includes working as a Patent Attorney at two Danish IP consultancy firms. In addition to his professional achievements, Simone has been an entrepreneur, having co-founded and served as CTO and COO for two start-up companies. Notably, he has represented Sweden in the ISO standard 'Innovation Management System, Guidelines for IP Management'. Moreover, he is the main author of the book: 'Patent Portfolio Management: A Practical Guide' (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2023). He received the recognitions as Finance Monthly's IP Adviser of 2023 in Denmark, Managing IP's Top Twelve Europe's In-House IP Leaders of 2023, and Managing IP's Corporate IP Star in 2022 and 2023.

Sebastian Goebel is a European and German Patent Attorney and a founding partner of Bösherz Goebel, a decentralised, highly digitalised boutique patent law firm with patent experts throughout Germany. His professional focus is on the protection of digital technologies. Sebastian is passionate about AI and software development, both now and through his previous work as an electrical and computer engineer. Other areas of his expertise include medical engineering, electrical engineering, electronics, and signal processing. He is also a co-chair of the I3PM's IP & AI Committee.