Mehul Shah manages IP for content distribution platforms and products (DTV, OpenTV), cybersecurity services/products and research (Kudelski Security), and Kudelski startup businesses. He is responsible for IP strategy, IP counselling and due diligence, and patent prosecution management for development and research with an emphasis on US and EP protection. Before joining the Kudelski Group, he practised as an associate for patent prosecution. He studied computer science at the University of California, San Diego, and practised as a software engineer/developer at Sun Microsystems and IBM in data management and storage software technology.