Christopher J Chan IP Law strives to distinguish itself from the competition through its reputation for personalized service, practical and cutting edge business advice, and the efficient and frictionless delivery of high quality work product.
25+ years of extensive IP and industry experience protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights
With 25+ years of extensive IP and industry experience protecting and enforcing intellectual property rights, Christopher J Chan IP Law can tailor your company's IP strategy to fit its growing needs. Whether advising in-house counsel at a Fortune 100 corporation, or counseling principals at a technology start-up, our firm helps clients identify key intellectual property and implement state of the art legal strategies to protect it. Our experience encompasses all facets of patent law including international and domestic portfolio management and strategy, patent procurement, opinions and clearance studies, due diligence, licensing, and related litigation. Our firm also has extensive experience in all aspects of trademark and copyright law. We offer clients a unique combination of intellectual property legal knowledge, advanced technical training and an intimate understanding of both the domestic and international marketplaces. We can obtain and enforce key patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret rights for a variety of technologies, from artificial intelligence, computers, software, and financial transaction systems, to power generation equipment and controls, electro-mechanical devices and medical devices.
About the Founder
Christopher J. Chan. Chris is a registered U.S. Patent Attorney and seasoned intellectual property attorney with 25+ years experience in all facets of patent, trademark, and copyright law. Chris is a “military brat”, having grown up in 7 different states while his father served in the U.S. Air Force. A graduate of Georgia Tech with a mechanical engineering degree, Chris worked for 5 years at the international power generation company Babcock & Wilcox before attending law school at Georgia State University College of Law. As a power industry engineer, Chris analyzed and resolved control and mechanical issues relating to power plant equipment and systems. As an intellectual property lawyer, Chris is skilled at identifying weaknesses in third-party patents and prepares non-infringement and invalidity opinions. He counsels clients on alternative options, including reexamination, design-around, and pre-litigation activities. Chris also protects and leverages trademarks and IP on the Internet, including in social media, keywords and sponsored links, and domain names.
Chris is a frequent speaker on intellectual property rights, leadership, mentoring, business development as a lawyer, and issues important to the Asian American (AAPI) community.