Keith Mallinson

Keith Mallinson has more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry: as a research analyst, consultant and testifying expert witness. Complementing his industry focus, he has a broad skill set including technologies, market analysis, regulation, economics and finance. He has published numerous articles and speaks publicly at major industry events on a wide variety of topics including market developments and competition in next generation mobile network technologies, semiconductors, patents and licensing.

Prior to founding expert consulting firm WiseHarbor in 2006, Mallinson led industry analyst firm Yankee Group’s global Wireless/Mobile research and consulting team as an Executive Vice President, based in Boston from 2000. Until then, he had overall responsibility for the firm’s European division, as Managing Director from 1995. Prior to that he was the European Research Director.

He started his career in military communications design, project management and commercial systems engineering at the UK Ministry of Defence. He also worked as an engineer at an electronic security systems company. For several years he was a director at a seed capital investment firm specializing in ICT and biotechnology.

The United States Needs a National Standards Strategy

By Richard Taffet and Chris Borges Competition among nations for technological and economic leadership is intense, especially between the United States and the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The PRC has followed a decades-long, targeted strategy focused on leadership in critical and emerging technologies (CETs), and, according to some, it has
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How Most-Favored Nation Policy Could Undermine U.S. Leadership

By Dr. Anne Pritchett The United States is the global leader in biopharmaceutical innovation. This leadership is built on the pillars of strong intellectual property protection, substantial investment in research and development (R&D), and a robust innovation ecosystem. These factors, combined with a market-based system that supports competitive drug pricing, encourage innovation and
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U.S. Patenting Abroad — A Quiet Trade Advantage

By Chris Borges   Although patents are territorial, meaning they are limited to the jurisdiction in which they are granted, the networks spanning innovation and commerce are global. U.S. inventors routinely seek patent protection in markets abroad to safeguard their innovations, facilitate exports, and access new customers. By requiring member states
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