Fingerprint Cards (FPC) purchases key wireless patents from a world-leading patent holder and thereby strengthens its IPR portfolio significantly. The purchase of a patent portfolio consisting of more than 100 granted patents covering markets such as the US, Europe and Asia include patents that are considered as essential for wireless communication.
Jorgen Lantto, Executive Vice President, CTO and Head of Strategy and Product Management at FPC, comments: “This purchase is part of FPC's aggressive efforts in becoming the leading supplier of fingerprint sensors for the mobile industry. Our existing and growing IPR portfolio combined with the patent portfolio that we have purchased ensures that our IPR position equals our world-leading fingerprint sensor technology and market position”.
Fingerprint Cards has recruited Jonas Spannel as Vice President, Sourcing and Supply and as member of the FPC senior management team. Before joining FPC Jonas most recently worked with Sony in Lund as Vice President, Strategic Sourcing and Partner Management. Prior to this Jonas has amongst others held various executive positions in Sony and Sony Ericsson in sourcing functions. Jonas is placed in FPC's office in Malmo, Sweden.
Johan Carlstrom President and CEO of FPC comments: “Jonas brings a long experience from working with the supply chain of mobile devices in one of the world's leading consumer electronics companies. This experience will be invaluable for FPC now that we enter into a phase of major volume shipments to the industry that Jonas has been deeply part of”.
Jonas Spannel comments: “Fingerprint sensors are very much in demand from the mobile devices industry. It is very exciting to join a company with such a growth opportunity and I am looking forward to contributing to FPC based on my background from managing the supply chain in the consumer electronic industry”.