Mark is a Qualcomm Vice President and Patent Counsel. He joined Qualcomm Incorporated in 2008 and has represented the company in numerous intellectual property, competition law, and licensing-related disputes. Mark is also responsible for the coordination of patent policy and advocacy efforts. He earned his engineering degree from the University of Rochester and his law and M.B.A. degrees from Boston College Law School and the Boston College Carroll School of Management, respectively. Mark has been a registered patent attorney since 1993 and is admitted to the bars of California, Colorado (inactive), and the District of Columbia. Prior to working at Qualcomm, Mark worked in both law firms and as in-house counsel, most recently for Kyocera Wireless Corp., where he managed the intellectual property group with responsibility for prosecution, licensing, and litigation matters.