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Via Names Joseph Siino PresidentVia Licensing today announced that Joseph Siino has joined the company as President, to build upon and grow the company's leadership in intellectual property (IP) services and solutions. This Smart News Release features multimedia. View the full release here: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151130006191/en/ 
Joseph Siino, President, Via Licensing (Photo: Business Wire) Siino brings more than 25 years of experience as an IP strategist, entrepreneur, and attorney working with the world's most innovative technology companies. Prior to joining Via, Siino founded Ovidian Group and Hadrian Ventures, both companies that provided strategic IP business solutions for leading global technology companies. He also served as Yahoo's first senior vice president of global IP, where he led a number of IP-focused strategic alliances, including Yahoo's historic technology and IP licensedeal with Alibaba in China. "Joe is an enterprising and progressive leader. His deep and proven IP experience strengthens Via's position as a trusted partner to the world's technology leaders," said Andy Sherman, Chairman of Via's Board of Directors. "His breadth of knowledge and experience will be a key advantage as we accelerate the growth of Via's businesses." "Via has a long history of enabling and supporting innovation with IP solutions, such as its well-regarded patent pools," said Siino. "The most innovative entertainment and technology companies place their trust and confidence in Via, and I am honored to lead the next phase of Via's evolution and growth." Earlier in his career, Siino headed the IP strategy and transactions practice of international law firm Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison. He has also designed and taught IP business, strategy, and finance courses at the University of California, Berkeley, from which he received a bachelor's degree in physics and a JD in law. IAM Magazine named Siino one of the world's leading IP strategists, and Chambers & Partners has listed him as one of the world's leading lawyers. About Via Via Licensing Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolby Laboratories, Inc., a company with more than 50 years of experience in technology licensing. Via is dedicated to the development and administration of licensing programs for mandated, de facto, and emerging standards on behalf of innovative technology companies in the audio, broadcast, wireless, and automotive markets. For more information about Via, please visit vialicensing.com. Via Licensing® and ViaSecure® are registered service marks of Via Licensing Corporation. All other trademarks, service marks and trade names are the property of their respective owners. © 2015 Via Licensing Corporation. All rights reserved.
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