Erich Spangenberg, IPNav's founder, has advised patent owners of all sizes on hundreds of enforcement, acquisition and monetization transactions. Prior to founding IPNav, Erich was a partner at Jones Day (corporate), Senior Vice President of Investment Banking at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, President of Smartalk Teleservices and also of Acclaim Ventures Group. Erich holds a BA from Skidmore College (Periclean Scholar) , MSc from the London School of Economics (Distinguished Graduate) and JD from Case Western Reserve University (Law Review).

In addition to IP monetization advisory services through IPNav, Erich owns companies that actively engage in enforcement, acquisition and monetization transactions. He brings to IPNav's patent owning clients a wealth of experience in practical patent monetization.

David Rosmann is a seasoned executive who has managed complex IP litigation and licensing matters for the past fifteen years, most recently as Vice President of Intellectual Property Litigation at semiconductor giant Broadcom Corporation. During his ten years at Broadcom, David successfully developed and executed the company's global legal strategy on some of the most noteworthy IP campaigns of the last decade--from the company's multi-venue patent and trade secret disputes with Intel Corporation which began in 2000, to the more recent patent, antitrust and trade secret battles against Qualcomm Corporation which involved litigation in jurisdictions across the United States, Europe and Asia and resulted in payments to Broadcom in excess of one billion dollars.

He is an expert in strategizing and executing all phases of IP enforcement campaigns from the initial planning and analysis phases through litigation and settlement. David began his legal career as an attorney in the IP Litigation and Technology Transactions practice at the law firm of Irell & Manella LLP in Los Angeles where he represented semiconductor manufacturers and other high technology clients.