Microsoft Intellectual Property & Licensing Group, Seattle
Steve Mutkoski is Regional Director for Interoperability and Innovation in Microsoft’s Asia Pacific regional Corporate Affairs team. Based in Singapore, Steve manages regional activities and programs aimed at creating neutral government policies in relation to software procurement, standards development and adoption, and related issues. Steve works with multilateral institutions and regional/global industry associations on matters relating to intellectual property, open source software, open standards and government procurement preferences. He also provides support to teams in individual Microsoft subsidiaries across Asia Pacific, China, India and Japan for their work in these areas.
Steve joined Microsoft’s Asia Pacific team after 5+ years with Intellectual Property & Licensing Group within Microsoft’s Law & Corporate Affairs department in Redmond, Washington where he counseled on a range of open source software and intellectual property related issues. Steve is a frequent presenter on open source and intellectual property issues and has spoken at numerous events around the world during his tenure at Microsoft. He has also published several papers that address complex open source software and intellectual property issues. Prior to joining Microsoft, Steve spent time at the law firms of Preston Gates & Ellis in Seattle and Latham & Watkins in New York where he worked on IP counseling and litigation matters.
Steve joined Microsoft’s Asia Pacific team after 5+ years with Intellectual Property & Licensing Group within Microsoft’s Law & Corporate Affairs department in Redmond, Washington where he counseled on a range of open source software and intellectual property related issues. Steve is a frequent presenter on open source and intellectual property issues and has spoken at numerous events around the world during his tenure at Microsoft. He has also published several papers that address complex open source software and intellectual property issues. Prior to joining Microsoft, Steve spent time at the law firms of Preston Gates & Ellis in Seattle and Latham & Watkins in New York where he worked on IP counseling and litigation matters.