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Christie Thoene discusses the impact of communications in IP policy battles and the importance of storytelling in high-stakes disputes.

In this episode of IP Stories , we sit down with Christie Thoene, former Vice President of Policy and Legal Communications at Qualcomm, where she spent 20 years navigating some of the most consequential patent and IP battles globally. Now launching her own consulting practice, Christie shares how an unexpected change from litigation to communications gave her a front-row seat at the center of global IP policy. We explore how storytelling and communications strategy can influence outcomes in high-stakes IP disputes, what it takes to make audiences care about something as abstract as FRAND, and why communications should be a partner in litigation and not an afterthought. Christie also reflects on the "Save the Inventor" campaign and the geopolitical complexity of global IP advocacy. A must-listen for IP counsel, policy professionals, communications strategists, and anyone interested in how narrative can determine the outcome of the world's most complex IP battles.

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Host: 4iP Council

Guest: Christie Thoene

Topics covered

• IP policy
• communications strategy
• patent battles
• storytelling
• FRAND
• global advocacy

Keywords

• IP
• policy
• communications
• patents
• FRAND
• advocacy
• litigation
• storytelling

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Organizations: Qualcomm

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