Jaime Siegel is the CEO of Cerebral Assets, a global consulting firm that advises on IP and digital strategies. Siegel acts as the global director of licensing for the Open Invention Network (OIN, the world’s largest patent non-aggression community, creating a collaborative space to promote innovation in Linux. Before Cerebral Assets, he was EVP in charge of licensing for Acacia Research Group; he spent almost 16 years at Sony Corporation of America as VP and senior IP counsel, where he was responsible for global patent litigation for Sony family companies and out-licensing programmes.