Jim Markwith
Intellectual Property and Licensing Group, Microsoft Corporation; Redmond, Washington

Jim Markwith is Licensing Counsel for Microsoft’s IP & L Group, where he specializes in Open Source Software (OSS) Licensing.  His duties include handling pre- and post-close due diligence for Microsoft’s mergers and acquisitions activities, providing IP counsel to Microsoft’s product development teams, and helping formulate Microsoft’s OSS strategies and policies. 

Prior to his current role he was an attorney on the Corporate Standards Team, supporting the Windows Server and Tools teams.  Previously, Mr. Markwith was Corporate Counsel, World-Wide Products and Marketing at Adobe Systems.  He is an instructor at the Albers School of Business and Economics, and he taught Protection of IP at Santa Clara University School of Law. 

Before his legal career, Mr. Markwith was a U.S. Navy Pilot and an Instructor of Economics at the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Md.  He serves on the Board of Directors for The Eastside Legal Assistance Program and is a member of the California Bar Association.  He received his J.D. from The Santa Clara University School of Law, and has an M.B.A. degree and a B.S. in Finance from The California State University at Long Beach.