Adeia Inc. announced that Joseph Guiliano was appointed as Adeia?s chief intellectual property (IP) officer, after serving as outside legal counsel for Adeia?s IP portfolio since 1995. Prior to his appointment as Adeia?s chief IP officer, Guiliano served as the lead outside IP counsel for the media business of Adeia and its predecessor companies since 1995. Most recently, Guiliano was a cofounder and managing partner of Haley Guiliano LLP, an international IP law firm with clients that include both start-up companies as well as established innovators across domestic and international markets.

Prior to founding Haley Guiliano, he was the chair of the IP Rights Management practice at Ropes & Gray LLP. Over the course of his three-decade career, Guiliano has handled a wide range of IP legal matters, including patent prosecution, IP transactions, and patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation litigation. He has helped clients navigate intricate issues in a variety of technical disciplines, such as medical devices, cellular telephony, semiconductor processing, and linear and streaming media services.