Christopher R. Lipp Partner

Mr. Lipp's practice encompasses all aspects of patent law including obtaining, managing, licensing, and enforcing patents and patent portfolios.  He has extensive experience in drafting and prosecuting utility and design applications, including reexamination and reissue applications, and appellate practice before the USPTO Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.  In the electrical, mechanical and software arts, he has worked in diversified technologies including wireless and communication networks, audio/video signal compression and encoding, digital rights management, semiconductor memory devices, display devices, headphones, printers, microphones, electrical generation machines, and integrated circuits.  He also has considerable experience in preparing infringement and validity opinions, drafting claims to cover industry standards, and in patent pool evaluation and administration.

Virginia, District of Columbia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

George Mason University School of Law (J.D.  1998)
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University (B.S. Electrical Engineering, 1991)

Alcatel Data Networks, Hardware Design Engineer for Product Development and Operations (1992-95) - designed integrated circuit boards for high speed data communication switches, including processor cards, line interface modules, and protocol control units; tested and debugged circuit cards in a laboratory environment; documented system and board level operations and hardware requirements; assisted in the development of communication systems architectures.


Associations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Licensing Executives Society
Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Intellectual Property Owners Association
Association of Patent Law Firms
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
Eta Kappa Nu, National Electrical Engineering Honor Society
Gamma Beta Phi, Academic Honor and Service Society
Phi Eta Sigma, Academic Honor Society