Peter Kamarchik
About Peter Kamarchik
Peter Kamarchik serves as the Director and Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property at Ampere, where he has worked since 2019. He has extensive experience in intellectual property law, having held various engineering and legal roles at companies such as IBM and Qualcomm.
Current Role at Ampere
Peter Kamarchik serves as the Director and Senior Counsel for Intellectual Property at Ampere, a position he has held since 2019. Based in Raleigh, NC, he is responsible for analyzing and negotiating third-party assertions, which include non-infringement and invalidity analysis, as well as creating claim charts. His role also involves providing guidance to internal engineering teams on issues related to Open Source and proprietary software licenses, ensuring compliance and facilitating upstream contribution reviews.
Previous Experience at Qualcomm
Prior to his current role, Peter Kamarchik worked at Qualcomm in various capacities from 2005 to 2019. He began as a Consultant Engineer for two years before transitioning to roles as Patent Counsel and Intellectual Property Attorney. His responsibilities included overseeing patent applications, managing outside IP counsel, and drafting and negotiating IP-centric agreements. He spent a total of seven years as Patent Counsel, contributing significantly to Qualcomm's intellectual property strategy.
Experience at IBM
Peter Kamarchik's career includes experience at IBM, where he worked as an Engineer from 2000 to 2001 and as a Consultant Engineer from 2003 to 2005. During his time at IBM, he developed technical expertise that laid the foundation for his future roles in intellectual property and engineering.
Educational Background
Peter Kamarchik earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, completing his studies from 1996 to 2000. He later attended North Carolina Central University School of Law, where he achieved his Juris Doctor degree summa cum laude from 2003 to 2007. His educational background combines engineering and legal expertise, which supports his work in intellectual property.
Intellectual Property Expertise
In his current and previous roles, Peter Kamarchik has developed significant expertise in intellectual property law. He oversees the substantive review of new patent applications and office action responses, manages procedural and operational aspects related to fee arrangements and budgeting, and ensures quality assurance in IP matters. His work includes drafting, negotiating, and reviewing various IP-centric agreements, which are crucial for protecting and managing intellectual property assets.