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Esmael Dinan

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Founder and CTO at Ofinno
📍 Reston, Virginia, United States

Esmael Dinan is the Founder and CTO of Ofinno, a prominent R&D lab focused on wireless technologies. A PhD graduate from George Mason University, he has over two decades of experience at firms like Sprint and Bechtel. He is recognized as one of the most prolific inventors in the United States.

He is a world-class inventor with over 2,000 patent applications and more than 1,450 granted US patents to his name.

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Experience
24 Years
Current Role
Founder and CTO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Reston, Virginia, United States
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Intellectual Property
Founded Ofinno to more efficiently create and monetize valuable Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), believing large companies were inefficient at it. He is a globally recognized IP strategist.
Next-Gen Wireless
His company's research focuses on pioneering technologies in 5G, 6G, and next-generation Wi-Fi, as evidenced by his recent commentary on 6G and AI in Wi-Fi standards.
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Career

Work history

5-2023
Founder and CTO
Ofinno
1-2011 - 5-2023
Founder and CEO
Ofinno
6-2007 - 12-2010
Principle Engineer
Sprint/Clearwire
1-2002 - 6-2007
Principle Network Planning Engineer
Bechtel Communications
In the press

Media appearances

Clause 8: Ofinno’s Story of Surviving and Thriving in the Patent Monetization Space. Featured in IPWatchdog
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Ofinno: The Little SEP Engine That Could. Featured in YouTube
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Education
1998 - 2000
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
George Mason University
1996 - 1997
Master of Science (MS)
University of Joseph Fourier
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