TiVo Corporation announced the appointment of Arvin Patel to the position of executive vice president and chief intellectual property (IP) officer effective in third quarter. Reporting directly to the company’s president and CEO, Tom Carson, Patel will be responsible for all facets of TiVo’s patents and licensing business, including driving growth and integration of TiVo’s intellectual property assets in strategic focus areas, such as over-the-top (OTT), mobile and global expansion. With nearly 20 years of intellectual property industry experience, Patel has established and grown the patent licensing business for some of the world’s leading technology and innovation companies. Prior to this role, Patel has held a number of IP leadership positions, including serving as the global head of IBM’s IP Strategy group and, most recently, as the chief IP officer at Technicolor. Widely recognized as an expert in intellectual property strategy, Patel also formerly held the senior vice president of IP and Licensing position at Rovi Corporation. Samir Armaly will remain with TiVo and move into a newly-created role, reporting to the CEO, where he will continue to be responsible for seeing the last remaining Tier 1 renewal through to completion. In addition, Armaly will ensure a seamless transition of the IP business to Patel and advise the CEO and Board of Directors on relevant IP matters. Having been with the company for over fifteen years, Armaly’s leadership has helped establish TiVo’s IP licensing business among the industry leaders, generating billions of dollars in revenue and profits for the company.