Kathryn Rickard
Technical Director
“ Kathryn is the Technical Director at ClearViewIP, a leading IP Consultancy where she leads the Technology Analysts & Consultants. Before joining CVIP, Kathryn was Intellectual Property Manager for Xyratex. She has 7 granted patents. ”
Kathryn combines her thorough and practical knowledge of engineering development and Intellectual Property to help our clients protect their innovative ideas.
She works with clients to assess how their technology relates to the rest of the market from an IP dimension, intelligently using a variety of search techniques. Then she helps to identify the ideas that have key value to the business and the best way to protect them. Where access to third party IP might be appropriate, advice and help from all the team is sought to ensure the client benefits from decades of IP expertise.
Before joining ClearViewIP, Kathryn was Intellectual Property Manager for Xyratex, responsible for the IP processes, management systems, strategy and education. Prior to this, Kathryn spent 19 years as a senior hardware development engineer for Xyratex and IBM, specialising in networking and video technologies.
Kathryn has an MA in engineering from the University of Cambridge. She has 7 granted patents.