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Heath Hoglund Joins Sisvel as Chief IP Officer
LUXEMBOURG, January 07, 2026--Sisvel is pleased to announce the appointment of Heath Hoglund as the company’s first-ever Chief Intellectual Property Officer. In this role he will be fully responsible for the firm’s patent pools on a global basis.
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