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Christopher T. Blackford
202.408.4027
christopher.blackford@finnegan.com

901 New York Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001-4413
202.408.4000
Fax 202.408.4400

Bar and Court Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Texas

Education

  • Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law
    J.D., cum laude, 2004
  • University of Texas, Dallas
    M.S., Electrical Engineering, 2001
  • University of Texas, Dallas
    B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1999

Christopher T. Blackford

Associate

Christopher Blackford practices patent prosecution, patent litigation in district courts, and client counseling. His work is concentrated in the areas of telecommunications, semiconductors, circuit design, computer hardware and software, and various Internet-related technologies.

Highlights

  • Gained technical experience as an engineer for Nokia Mobile Phones Research & Development, designing, coding, and globally implementing test procedures for automated name dialing software.
  • Worked at Texas Instruments as a systems engineer, and Raytheon as a parts-component engineer.
  • Served as a judicial extern for the Honorable A. Joe Fish, chief judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.
  • Served as an editor for the Southern Methodist University Law Review and the university’s Journal of Air Law & Commerce.

Professional Activities

  • Texas State Bar Association