Mobile Satellite Ventures (MSV) announced Nov. 3 that it had reached an agreement with Donald Stout to lead MSV’s patent licensing and enforcement efforts. Stout brings to MSV an extensive legal and business experience in the management and enforcement of patents. He is the founder and chief strategist of NTP, where he prepared the original NTP patents and managed NTP’s patent litigation strategy.

“MSV has a substantial and growing portfolio of issued and pending patent applications on a multitude of key ancillary terrestrial component (ATC) technologies,” Stout said “My efforts will be directed toward securing the broadest and most comprehensive coverage possible from that portfolio and ensuring a proactive approach to protect rigorously these substantial assets.”