Unwired Planet, Inc. Announces New General Counsel
August 03 2015 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Unwired Planet, Inc. (NASDAQ:UPIP) today announced the
appointment of Noah Mesel as General Counsel, Corporate Secretary,
and Executive Vice President, Legal and Government Affairs,
effective July 30, 2015.
“We are thrilled to have Noah join our executive team,” said
Boris Teksler, chief executive officer of Unwired Planet. “Noah is
a skilled executive with a unique combination of skills in
litigation, securities and deal making. As a 25-year veteran of
Silicon Valley, he has acquired extensive experience in
commercializing technologies and Intellectual Property. Unwired
Planet is tasked with growing our licensing business, and Noah’s
expertise and pragmatic nature make him well suited for the
position.”
Mesel joins Unwired Planet from ASSIA Inc., where he oversaw all
legal affairs of the company, including advising management and the
board on intellectual property protection, commercial and strategic
licensing transactions, corporate governance and international
business. Mesel successfully brought intellectual property
litigation against British Telecom, resulting in several court
victories. Prior to ASSIA, he served as general counsel at Corsair
Components, Ikanos Communications, Riverstone Networks, and Legato
Systems, and was corporate counsel at Lucent Technologies. He
previously practiced law for nine years at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich
& Rosati. Mr. Mesel holds a J.D. from the University of
Virginia School of Law and a B.A., cum laude, from Claremont
McKenna College.
About Unwired Planet
Unwired Planet, Inc. (NASDAQ: UPIP) is the inventor of the
Mobile Internet and a premier intellectual property company focused
exclusively on the mobile industry. The company's patent portfolio
of approximately 2,500 issued and pending US and foreign patents,
includes technologies that allow mobile devices to connect to the
Internet and enable mobile communications. The portfolio spans 2G,
3G, and 4G technologies, as well as cloud-based mobile applications
and services. Unwired Planet's portfolio includes patents
related to key mobile technologies, including baseband mobile
communications, mobile browsers, mobile advertising, push
notification technology, maps and location based services, mobile
application stores, social networking, mobile gaming, and mobile
search. Unwired Planet is headquartered in Reno,
Nevada. References in this release to Unwired Planet may
be to Unwired Planet, Inc. or its subsidiaries.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
Any statements in this press release with respect to future
events or expectations, including statements regarding the
Company’s licensing activities and related recognition of revenue,
litigation strategy and prospects and expectations regarding
enhancing shareholder value are forward-looking statements within
the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1943
and Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933. These
forward-looking statements are subject to many risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those projected. Notwithstanding changes that may occur with
respect to matters relating to any forward looking statements,
Unwired Planet assumes no obligation to update the forward-looking
statements included in this press release. For a detailed
discussion of these and other factors that may cause these forward
looking statements not to come true, please refer to the risk
factors discussed in Unwired Planet’s filings with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including the company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2014.
These documents are available through the SEC's Electronic Data
Gathering Analysis and Retrieval system (EDGAR) at www.sec.gov or
from Unwired Planet’s website at www.unwiredplanet.com.
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