Claudia Tapia

Birthplace: Spain
Director IPR Policy, Ericsson 

"Many IoT applications (known as ‘critical IoT’) require extremely reliable, low latency connectivity, which is possible thanks to cellular standards, in particular with 4G and 5G.  For those interested in topics like smart cities, intelligent healthcare solutions and affordable and accessible education, it is important to also learn about the role of IP." 

Claudia Tapia is President of 4iP Council, a non-profit organisation focused on IP and innovation, and Director IPR Policy and Legal Economic Research at Ericsson. Her main responsibility is leading the IPR Policy Research team and its activities worldwide. She is a speaker, writer, lecturer and reviewer specialising in IP and standardisation-related topics. Prior to joining Ericsson, Claudia was Director IP Policy at BlackBerry, where she focused on topics including IPR policies in standards and global patent policies, as well as licensing and litigation. She holds an LLM degree specialising in International Patent Law from the Ludwig-Maximilian University in Munich and a PhD degree from the Faculty of Law in Augsburg. Originally from Argentina, she was brought up in Spain and currently resides in Germany.  

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