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Chris has led litigation teams in multiple forums, appearing before U.S. district courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Representing both patent owners and accused infringers, he has litigated numerous cases from conception through trial. Chris regularly balances parallel Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and district court proceedings, advising clients on strategic implications and strategies. He also conducts IP due diligence and portfolio and landscape analysis, and consults on licensing matters.
Chris presents continuing legal education (CLE) programs on various topics, including aspects of U.S. patent litigation, opinion practices, and post-America Invents Act (AIA) developments.
Before joining Finnegan,Chris served as a judicial extern for the Honorable A. Joe Fish at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.He also gained experience as a software and systems engineer at Texas Instruments, Raytheon, and Nokia.
Synergy Drone v. SZ DJI Technology Co., Ltd. et al.
1:17-cv-00242, W.D. Tex., Judge Yeakel
In re Certain Semiconductor Devices and Consumer Audiovisual Products Containing the Same
Represented LG Electronics in a litigation and ITC action concerning multi-standard video decoding and blending graphics images with video in television-related products.
337-TA-1047, ITC, Judge Shaw
Syneron Medical Ltd. v. Viora Ltd.
2:14-cv-00639, E.D. Tex., Judge Gilstrap
Finnegan plays key role in $2.35B technology acquisition
Assisted Arris with IP due diligence related to $2.35 billion acquisition of Google’s Motorola Home business, involving over 3,000 pending and issued patents.
Represented LG Electronics in a litigation and ITC action concerning certain media technologies in smartphones and televisions, home theater systems, Blu-ray disc players, and tablets. Following trial, all four asserted patents were found not infringed and/or invalid.
337-TA-882, ITC, Judge Shaw
BarTex Research, LLC. v. FedEx Corp.
Defended FedEx in litigation relating to bar code technology. After a favorable claim construction, BarTex conceded summary judgment of invalidity. Prevailed on appeal where judgment was summarily affirmed.
10-1397, Fed. Cir., Judges Newman, Schall, Linn
6:07-cv-00385, E.D. Tex., Judges Davis, Love
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57th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law 57th Annual Conference on Intellectual Property Law
November 11-12, 2019
Plano
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Conference on Intellectual Property Law Conference on Intellectual Property Law
November 12-13, 2018
Plano
Press Release
Finnegan Plays Key Role in $2.35B Technology Acquisition Finnegan Plays Key Role in $2.35B Technology Acquisition
December 20, 2012
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Finnegan Announces New Partners for 2013 Finnegan Announces New Partners for 2013
December 10, 2012
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