Chris Chan is a member of Sutherland's Intellectual Property Practice Group, where he counsels clients on all aspects of patent and intellectual property law including international and domestic IP rights management and strategy, patent and trademark procurement, opinions and clearance studies, patent reexamination and reissue, IP audits and due diligence in corporate transactions, licensing, and related litigation. Chris has experience in obtaining and enforcing key patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets in technologies such as computers and software, financial transaction systems, product dispensers, logistical systems, telecommunications, textiles and performance materials, firearms and firearm accessories, filtration systems, power generation equipment and controls, electro-mechanical devices, and medical devices. Chris also advises clients on protecting and leveraging trademarks and IP on the Internet including social media, keywords and sponsored links, and domain names. Prior to attending law school, Chris was an engineer with Babcock & Wilcox, where he resolved customer issues relating to heat transfer processes, structures and materials in various power generation products. This engineering experience combined with his unique knowledge of the Asian marketplace, such as China, helps Chris understand IP issues and enhances his effectiveness in addressing client IP problems. Chris is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Representative Experience Chris represents clients in many types of patent and intellectual property matters, including: · Representing Fortune 100 companies to obtain and protect key company innovations, and to team with in-house counsel to provide IP advice. · Counseling start-up companies to identify valuable IP, develop strategies to protect IP, and educate executives, research and marketing personnel about managing IP assets. · Successfully representing a medical device manufacturer to enforce and license key patents including initiating and resolving patent infringement litigation. · Analyzing third-party patents for weaknesses including preparing non-infringement and invalidity opinions, and counseling clients on options including reexamination, design-around, and pre-litigation activities. · Devising and implementing proactive strategies against aggressive patent holding companies. Professional and Community Involvement · 2012 President-Elect, Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association (GAPABA) · Member, Asian Practice Committee, Intellectual Property Owners Association · North America Anti-Counterfeiting Committee, International Trademark Association · Board Member, Governmental & Community Relations Committee, Center for Puppetry Arts · Legal Counsel, Organization of Chinese Americans, Georgia Chapter · Member, Intellectual Property Advisory Board, Georgia State University College of Law · Past President and Current Class Representative, Graduate Leadership Council, Georgia State University College of Law · Former Nominations Chair, Buckhead Leadership Recent Publications and Speaking Engagements · Moderator, "The Partners' Perspective," State Bar of Georgia Diversity Committee's Business Development Symposium (February 2, 2012) · Moderator, Who's Who in Asian American Communities Leaders & Legends Alliance Conference (2010, 2011) · Co-author, "The Scope of Fraud in Multiclass Registrations," IP Law360 (April 2009) · Co-author, "Guidance on a Patentee's Provisional Rights," IP Law360 (October 2008) · Speaker, "Intellectual Property Offensive and Defensive Strategies," Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology (October 26, 2011) · Speaker, "Growing Your Business Despite the Economic Situation," WWAC Alliance Conference (October 21, 2011) · Speaker, "Intersection of Antitrust and IP Law: U.S. Perspective," Shanghai Bar Association (October 17, 2008) · Speaker, Georgia State University College of Law Corporate IP Roundtable (September 9, 2008) · Speaker, 22nd Annual Technology Law Institute (October 30, 2007) · Speaker, Corporate IP Management in the U.S. and China (October 21-22, 2007) · Speaker, 2nd Annual Conference on Corporate Intellectual Property in China (April 26-27, 2007) Industries Clean Technology Consumer Products News Sutherland Announces New Partners and Counsel
January 12, 2011 IP Lawyers React To Bilski's Long-Awaited Arrival
June 28, 2010 Reprinted with permission Law360, http://www.law360.com// Sutherland Represents Spectrum Brands in Merger With Russell Hobbs - Addition to Spectrum's Portfolio Creates $3 Billion Consumer Products Company
June 28, 2010 Legal Alerts Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Industries IP Update
January 2012 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Industries IP Update
October 2011 Financial Services Patent Holding Company Update
September 19, 2011 Legal Alert: XXX Domains: Prevention is Better than the Cure
September 6, 2011 Legal Alert: Federal Circuit Tightens Inequitable Conduct Standards: What Does This Mean for Patent Practice in the Future?
May 27, 2011 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Industries IP Update
March 2011 Financial Services Patent Holding Company Update
March 15, 2011 Shooting, Hunting, and Outdoor Industries IP Update
February 2011 Financial Services Patent Holding Company Update
February 4, 2011 Financial Services Patent Holding Company Update
September 29, 2010 Legal Alert: The Supreme Court Adopts Machine-or-Transformation Test as One Test for Patenting Business Methods
June 30, 2010 Legal Alert: Federal Circuit: Medical Treatment and Diagnostic Method Claims Are Patentable
September 30, 2009 Legal Alert: Rights to Have Licensed Products Made by a Third Party May Be Inherent in Patent Licenses Unless Those Rights Are Expressly Excluded
July 7, 2009 Legal Alert: In re Bilski : The "Machine-or-Transformation Test" for Determining Patentable Subject Matter for Process Claims
October 31, 2008 Legal Alert: Provisional Rights for Patent Infringement: Recent District Court Interpretations of the Substantially Identical Claims Requirement and Reasonable Royalty Determination
September 11, 2008 Legal Alert: New USPTO Pilot Program for Examiner Interviews Prior to a First Office Action in Certain Pending Computer and Database-Related Patent Applications
July 17, 2008 Legal Alert: Federal Circuit Requires Sufficient Structure for Means-plus-function Claims Relating to Computer-implemented Inventions
April 25, 2008 Legal Alert: Tafas v. Dudas: Court Declares USPTO Patent Examination Rule Changes Null and Void
April 3, 2008 Legal Alert: U.S. District Court Enjoins Implementation of New Patent Rule Changes
November 2, 2007 Legal Alert: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Revises Its Rules on Continued Examination Filings, Patentably Indistinct Claims, and Examination of Claims
August 23, 2007 Publications The Scope Of Fraud In Multiclass Registrations
April 2, 2009 Reprinted with permission IP Law 360, http://www.law360.com Guidance on a Patentee's Provisional Rights
October 2008 IP Law360, http://www.law360.com Events State Bar of Georgia Diversity Committee's Business Development Symposium
February 2, 2012 Korea Institute for Advancement of Technology
October 26, 2011 WWAC Alliance Conference
October 21, 2011 The 5th Annual Who's Who in Asian American Communities Leaders & Legends Ball and Alliance Conference
August 28, 2010 The Intersection of Antitrust and Intellectual Property (IP) Laws: U.S. Perspective
October 17, 2008 Georgia State University College of Law Corporate IP Roundtable
September 9, 2008 22nd Annual Technology Law Institute
October 30, 2007 Corporate IP Management in the U.S. and China
October 21-26, 2007 2nd Annual Conference on Corporate Intellectual Property in China
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