Alex Nicolaescu to join Solve Intelligence’s Customer Advisory Board

We are excited to welcome Alex Nicolaescu, AI Program Manager at Ericsson, to Solve Intelligence’s Customer Advisory Board.

Alex Nicolaescu to join Solve Intelligence’s Customer Advisory Board

Alex is a seasoned patent counsel and registered patent agent in both Canada and the U.S., with over 25 years of experience in intellectual property. He has led patent development and portfolio management at Ericsson since 2006, focusing on wireless telecommunications, routers, multimedia, and core network technologies. Most recently, Alex has taken on a new role as AI Program Manager within Ericsson’s IPR & Licensing organization, where he is spearheading efforts to explore how AI can meaningfully advance IP.

“Will we be looking back, in some time from now, at the greatest discoveries of humankind, and place AI along with fire and computers?”

Alex Nicolaescu, AI Program Manager, Ericsson

 

“We have been fortunate to work with Alex over the last few years and are honored to have him join Solve’s Customer Advisory Board. His insights have been invaluable in implementing features across our products, including specific functionality for telecommunication clients. I’m excited to continue working with him to further develop our claim chart functionality, as well as build additional features for patent licensing, standard essential patents, and patent litigation.”

Justin Doop, GC, Founding Member of Legal & Product, and Facilitator of Solve's CAB, Solve Intelligence

 

We look forward to Alex’s invaluable contributions to Solve Intelligence’s strategy and future product roadmap.

Check out the rest of our Customer Advisory Board here.

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