‘I am a latecomer’: former Xiaomi IP head Ran Xu on launching his own IP consultancy

Ran Xu, Xiaomi’s former GM of Corporate Development and IP Strategy, recently launched his own IP transaction and licensing consultancy firm, Rythan IP.

Mr. Xu, who is known for putting Xiaomi on the international stage, helping give licensees more of a voice in the IP world, and helping close creative deals, such as Xiaomi’s multilateral licensing agreement with IP Bridge, Orange, and Siemens, sat down with ip fray to reflect on his career so far and to discuss the launch of his new consultancy.