Ron Epstein
Managing Partner
Ron Epstein has over 20 years of experience in developing and optimizing IP asset portfolios. Prior to founding Epicenter Law, PC, Ron is the CEO of Epicenter IP, and former CEO of IPotential, the premier provider of complete patent monetization and intellectual property strategic consulting services to leading high technology companies and individual patent owners.
Previously, Ron was vice president and general counsel at Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. where he created and executed Brocade’s intellectual property strategy, filing for more than 80 patents over a 24-month period and defending the company in three patent litigations filed during that period. Before joining Brocade, Ron served as Director of Licensing at Intel Corporation, where he was responsible for the company’s IP licensing strategy, including defense against assertions, and the creation of Intel’s value licensing program.
Ron built his legal career at Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich and Rosati as a member of the Technology Licensing Group, where he specialized in helping clients minimize liability under the patent portfolios of leading companies such as IBM, Lucent, and Intel; and negotiate patent cross-license agreements in conjunction with complex patent litigation settlements.
Ron holds a Bachelor of Science from Duke University and a J.D. from the School of Law, University of California, Berkeley. He is an active member of the Licensing Executives Society.