InterDigital Inc (IDCC)

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William J. Merritt-Profile

William J. Merritt serves as InterDigital Communications' President, Chief Operating Officer and is a member of the Board of Directors. In addition, he is a Director of InterDigital Technology Corporation (ITC), InterDigital's intellectual property subsidiary, a position he has held since 2001. In that role manages InterDigital's intellectual property assets, overseeing the growth in its patent licensing business. Previously, Mr. Merritt was Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of InterDigital. He holds a bachelor's degree in engineering and has played a key role in building a program of licensing InterDigital's intellectual property. Prior to joining InterDigital in 1996, he served as Assistant General Counsel with the Long Island Lighting Company in Hicksville, NY. Previously, Mr. Merritt concentrated his engineering efforts with Public Service Electric and Gas Company and Stone & Webster. He graduated from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1980 where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He earned his J.D. degree from Temple University in 1987. Currently, Mr. Merritt holds admissions in the States of Pennsylvania and New York, the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York, The U.S. Court of Appeals (11th Circuit), and the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.