Matteo Sabattini

Dr. Matteo Sabattini is Director of IP Policy at Ericsson and he is based in the Washington, DC, office. In his role, he is responsible for IP rights policy, advocacy and promotion at SDOs, industry fora, trade associations, governmental agencies, etc. In addition to policy matters, he also supports licensing activities in the U.S. and Asia.

Matteo currently serves as the co-chair of LESI Consumer Products committee. He is also the Senior Vice President for Standards and part of the Management Council of LES USA & Canada, and he co-chairs the LES FRAND Licensing Standards Committee. In addition, he serves as the vice-chair of IEEE-USA IP Committee, as the Technology Policy Director for IEEE Region 2, and as the co-chair of IPO Standards Setting Committee.

Matteo has years of expertise in technology and IP-related matters, and his background combines business, policy, and technical skills. He holds an MBA from the George Washington University, a Ph.D. in EE from the University of California, San Diego, and an M.S. also in EE from the University of Bologna.

Before joining Ericsson, Matteo served as the CTO of the Sisvel Group until February 2017. Matteo also worked at InterDigital and Global Prior Art, a boutique IP consulting firm based in Boston. He also held several teaching and research positions in wireless and mobile communications at UC San Diego and at the German Aerospace Center.

Matteo is an IEEE Senior Member, a Beta Gamma Sigma Lifetime Member, a member of LES and the MIT Enterprise Forum.