Henry C. Yuen
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Henry Che-Chuen Yuen (Chinese: 袁子春; born 7 April 1948, in Shanghai, China) is a founder and former CEO of Gemstar-TV Guide International. He has a PhD in applied mathematics from Caltech. He worked briefly at Caltech and New York University, then obtained a law degree from Loyola Law School.[1][2]
He founded Gemstar in 1986. He was called a "patent terrorist" for his aggressive litigation regarding the company's patent portfolio.[3][4]
He was fired from Gemstar in 2003, after the company revealed missing revenue and other accounting problems. He was convicted of securities fraud in 2006, and ordered to pay $22 million in penalties .[5] As of April 25, 2007, his whereabouts are unknown.[6]
[edit] References
- ^ "BW Online | March 12, 2001 | Resume: Henry C. Yuen". Businessweek.com. 2001-03-12. http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/01_11/b3723005.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
- ^ California State Bar Member Records
- ^ Siklos, Richard (May 17, 1999). "The patent terrorist". Forbes. http://www.forbes.com/forbes/1999/0517/6310055a.html. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ La Franco, Robert (April 3, 2006). "The Math Whiz vs. the Media Moguls in a Battle for Millions". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/03/business/03yuen.html. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
- ^ Zwahlen, Cyndia. "Business - Los Angeles Times". Latimes.com. http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-wrap15.2may15,1,7894099.story. Retrieved 2009-08-03.[dead link]
- ^ Spencer, Jane (2007-04-25). "As Fraud Case Unravels, Executive Is At Large". Online.wsj.com. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB117744516411980932.html?mod=googlenews_wsj. Retrieved 2009-08-03.
[edit] External links
- Early profile
- Henry C. Yuen on Charlie Rose
- Works by or about Henry C. Yuen in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
