Roger Wilcox Cloud

Attorney at Law

121 Croyden Way

Woodside, CA94062

650-368-0899

650-369-6408 fax

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Director, Legal Services

Silicon Graphics, Inc.

Mountain View, CA 94043, October, 1999 to present

(Promoted from Senior Counsel March, 2002)

  • Direct responsibility for all SGI Corporate software licensing in/out, including all remarketing, end user, Linux and open source, and various copyright-related issues; supported multiple groups, focused support of Marketing and Engineering
  • Innovated multiple practices and procedures; revolutionized SGI Website legal content
  • Demonstrably responsible for over $12 million savings to bottom line, potentially $25+ million, in settlement negotiations

Private Practice

Law Offices Of Roger Wilcox Cloud

ScottsValley, CA, April, 1997 to October, 1999

  • Representing businesses in high technology partnering, licensing and acquisition, intellectual property, multimedia, entertainment, and general business transactions, negotiations and litigation matters
  • Major clients include E-mu Systems, Trimble Navigation, Vantive Corporation, Open Text Corporation, RedZone Records, Summit Audio, Creative Alliance Design

Senior Counsel

Verity Corporation

Sunnyvale, CA, May, 1996 to May, 1997

  • Primary responsibility for licensing transactions and intellectual property matters worldwide

Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property

Informix Software, Inc.

Menlo Park, California, May 1991 to May, 1996

  • Sole in-house responsibility for all copyright, trademark, trade secret, open source, patent, piracy, and other intellectual property-related matters
  • Developed company’s first patent program; instituted industry’s first online license; represented company to several industry associations
  • Negotiated and authored over a thousand technology licensing, cross-licensing, and acquisition agreements

Licensing Attorney

IntelliCorp, Inc.

Mountain View, California, September 1989 to April 1991

  • Negotiated, analyzed and authored hundreds of software licensing, distribution, development, OEM, VAR, technology acquisition and related agreements, during complex product transition
  • Toe-to-toe on multimillion dollar deals with major multinational Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, French, American corporations

President

Synchronipity Enterprises, Inc.

ScottsValley, California, June 1983 to September, 1989

•Headed startup close corporation for design, import, export of pet products

•Responsible for all aspects of business, including negotiation with Asian suppliers, product design, packaging, marketing, legal administration (business and litigation)

EDUCATION / RELATED CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Juris Doctor

Associate Editor, Santa Clara Law Review

Santa ClaraUniversitySchool of Law, Santa Clara, California, March 1983

Bachelor of Science, Broadcasting

University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, March 1973

Member, Board of Directors, ValleyResourceCenter, 1999

San Lorenzo Valley, CA

Co-author, Amicus Brief, Lotus v. Borland, U.S. Supreme Court, 1996

In behalf of Software Industry Coalition, Santa Clara, CA

Full Voting Member of NARAS (Grammys) 1996 to present

Member, Board of Directors, Software Industry Coalition, 1996

Chairperson, Intellectual Property Committee, 1995-1996

Columnist, Uniforum Magazine, 1995-1996