Dr. Spyros Makris, LL.M. is IPR Policy Manager and in-house lawyer at Ericsson. He deals with legal, regulatory and government affairs around innovation and Intellectual Property (IP), especially patents. Spyros also works with international technical standardisation bodies, focusing on IP governance. He regularly provides training in IP and co-ordinates research projects in this field.

Spyros is admitted to the German Bar (Syndikusrechtsanwalt). He holds a PhD degree (Dr. iur) and a master’s degree (LL.M.) from the University of Constance, Germany as well as a law degree from the Democritian University of Thrace, Greece. Spyros is member of AIPPI, the German Association for Intellectual Property Law (GRUR), and Co-Chair of the Patent and Technology Licensing Committee at LES International.