Joseph Villella

Joe joined IPValue in June 2016 as Senior Vice President and assumed his current role as head of licensing in 2019. He came to IPValue through the acquisition of Longitude Licensing Limited in 2016. Joe has monetised Longitude Licensing Limited’s portfolio of semiconductor and storage solution patents since its founding in 2014. Since joining IPValue, Joe has continued to monetize Longitude’s portfolios while also leading license negotiations for IPValue.

Before joining Longitude, Joe was Vice President and Head of the Patent Department for Infineon Technologies AG and lived and worked in Munich for seven years. While at Infineon, he revamped the corporate approach to managing IP and created a licensing team that generated significant licensing income. In 2013, Infineon was named one of the 100 Most Innovative Companies by Thomson-Reuters based on a series of patent related metrics. During his time in Munich, he was active in the European Semiconductor Industry Association and is a former Chair of its IP committee. Prior to Infineon, Joe was Chief Patent Counsel for Seagate Technology in California.

In addition to his time in the US and Europe, Joe has also had extensive experience in Asia. As Assistant General Counsel for IBM Asia-Pacific, he had total responsibility for all of IBM’s IP matters in the Asia-Pacific region.

Joe has a JD from the George Washington University, an MSEE from Purdue University and a BSEE from the University of Notre Dame.