08.25.16
Kateeva announced that it has hired Burch Harper to lead its Intellectual Property (IP) organization.
Harper brings expertise in negotiating complex IP licenses and technology collaboration agreements. In his lengthy career with Silicon Valley technology companies, he has built robust infrastructures that enable high-value IP to support core business objectives, while overseeing disciplined global enforcement. He joins Kateeva from Rambus Inc., where he helped lead the company’s patent strategy, as well as its IP litigation and licensing programs.
Harper’s appointment coincides with Kateeva’s steady accumulation of patents, notably in China and Korea, as well as in the US. Recent patents include specialized innovations surrounding Kateeva’s YIELDjet inkjet printing technology for Thin Film Encapsulation (TFE). TFE is a critical step in the process of producing flexible OLED displays in high volume.
“Kateeva has built a powerful portfolio of valuable IP around its inkjet printing manufacturing equipment solution,” said Harper. “There’s hardware, software, materials, processes, and more, with each innovation scrupulously protected to ensure that customers can extract maximum value from the sum of those parts.”
At Rambus, Harper was VP and deputy general counsel for IP licensing and technology transactions. A key architect of the company’s patent strategy, he negotiated and drafted license agreements with leading global semiconductor manufacturers, while also developing and implementing Rambus’ litigation strategy. Before Rambus, he was associate general counsel/senior director at Silicon Image, Inc., where he managed the patent portfolio and oversaw the company’s IP prosecution strategy. Previously, he was a senior counsel at Sun Microsystems, where he crafted semiconductor and related licensing agreements, as well as JDAs and OEM contracts.
He began his legal career as a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, DC, before moving to Silicon Valley to join prominent law firm, Fenwick and West.
Harper brings expertise in negotiating complex IP licenses and technology collaboration agreements. In his lengthy career with Silicon Valley technology companies, he has built robust infrastructures that enable high-value IP to support core business objectives, while overseeing disciplined global enforcement. He joins Kateeva from Rambus Inc., where he helped lead the company’s patent strategy, as well as its IP litigation and licensing programs.
Harper’s appointment coincides with Kateeva’s steady accumulation of patents, notably in China and Korea, as well as in the US. Recent patents include specialized innovations surrounding Kateeva’s YIELDjet inkjet printing technology for Thin Film Encapsulation (TFE). TFE is a critical step in the process of producing flexible OLED displays in high volume.
“Kateeva has built a powerful portfolio of valuable IP around its inkjet printing manufacturing equipment solution,” said Harper. “There’s hardware, software, materials, processes, and more, with each innovation scrupulously protected to ensure that customers can extract maximum value from the sum of those parts.”
At Rambus, Harper was VP and deputy general counsel for IP licensing and technology transactions. A key architect of the company’s patent strategy, he negotiated and drafted license agreements with leading global semiconductor manufacturers, while also developing and implementing Rambus’ litigation strategy. Before Rambus, he was associate general counsel/senior director at Silicon Image, Inc., where he managed the patent portfolio and oversaw the company’s IP prosecution strategy. Previously, he was a senior counsel at Sun Microsystems, where he crafted semiconductor and related licensing agreements, as well as JDAs and OEM contracts.
He began his legal career as a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office in Washington, DC, before moving to Silicon Valley to join prominent law firm, Fenwick and West.