Tim Pohlmann

Director of SEP Analytics , LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions

Tim currently serves as the Director of SEP Analytics at LexisNexis Intellectual Property Solutions, following the acquisition of IPlytics by LexisNexis in 2022.  Previously, Tim founded IPlytics and served as its CEO for ten years. Tim earned his doctoral degree with the highest distinction from the Berlin Institute of Technology, where his dissertation focused on patenting and coordination in standardization. He subsequently worked as a post-doctoral researcher and consultant for the Law and Economics of Patents Group at CERNA, MINES ParisTech.

As an economist and consultant, Tim identified a significant challenge: standards databases for technologies such as 4G, 5G, Wi-Fi, HEVC, and VVC lacked meaningful connections with comprehensive global patent databases. Recognizing the need to keep pace with the next technological revolution, Tim founded IPlytics with the vision of revolutionizing how IP professionals approach patent and standards data. IPlytics is the first market solution to integrate comprehensive SEP data, patent pool data, and technical standards and contribution data, providing industry-leading analysis on the past, present, and future of standards-essential technology. Unlike overly complex tools, IPlytics offers fast, intuitive access to patents and standards, empowering users to strategically align their patent portfolios, protect innovations, and proactively engage in continuous strategic portfolio development. This includes initiatives such as licensing, acquisitions, joining patent pools, and understanding the competitive landscape.

Tim has actively contributed to empirical studies for the European Commission, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and the German federal government on declared patents, standards contributions, patent transfers, and patent pooling behaviour. He is a recognized thought leader, panel speaker, and adjunct lecturer on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), FRAND licensing, patent pools, and advanced patent intelligence. Tim has authored several peer-reviewed journal articles, as well as articles for Managing IP, IPWatchdog, and IAM Magazine. Additionally, he has contributed to some of the most-read industry reports for IAM Media.