Christopher K. Agrawal

Associate

Christopher Agrawal assists high-tech companies with obtaining patent protection and analyzing patent-related risks and opportunities.

Mr. Agrawal’s practice includes prosecuting patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), involving a wide range of mechanical, computer, and Internet-related technologies. Mr. Agrawal also counsels clients on portfolio strategies, patent validity and infringement, and freedom to market new products.

During law school, Mr. Agrawal worked as a patent examiner at the USPTO, where he reviewed patent applications covering manufacturing technologies, including nano-manufacturing and robotic assembly of spark plugs and semiconductors. Mr. Agrawal also worked as a patent agent at Finnegan for more than three years.

While earning his undergraduate degree, Mr. Agrawal researched nanotechnology techniques during the design and manufacture of a nanopositioning stage for carbon-nanotubes.

Highlights

• Interned for an administrative patent judge at the USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, 2006.
• Awarded First Place and Best Appellate Brief in 2008 George Washington University Law School IP Moot Court Competition.
• Founded and managed a start-up patent research firm called Patential Search, 2002.
  

Professional Activities

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Society of Mechanical Engineers