Marty Roberts Joins RPX Board of Directors

RPX Corporation (NASDAQ: RPXC), the leading provider of patent risk and discovery management solutions, today announced that its Chief Executive Officer and President, Marty Roberts, has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors, effective August 3, 2017. With this appointment, the RPX Board expands to nine members, including seven independent directors.

“We are pleased to have Marty join the Board of Directors,” said RPX Chairman of the Board, Shelby Bonnie. “Under his leadership, the Company has increased its operational focus and begun developing initiatives that will contribute to the Company’s long-term success and build value for shareholders.”

Mr. Roberts has served as RPX’s CEO since February 5, 2017. He joined RPX in 2010 as the Company’s General Counsel. Prior to RPX, Mr. Roberts served as General Counsel of Linden Lab where he was responsible for managing the legal department and advising the company’s board and management on legal issues and corporate governance matters. Before joining Linden Lab, he was Deputy General Counsel of eBay Inc., where he managed regulatory affairs and legal operations. Mr. Roberts received his law degree from the University of Alabama School of Law and a BA from the University of Virginia.