Chris Humphrey

Practice Areas

Dispute Resolution And Litigation; IP, Technology And Data; Regulatory; Patents - Chemical, Pharma, Biotech; Food And Beverage Regulation; Patents - Electrical Engineering And Software; Patents - Mechanical

Career

By taking the time to truly understand a client’s business, goals, and vision, Chris is able to provide practical legal insight to ensure their patent strategy is in sync with company objectives. Whether a small technology incubator or a Fortune 100 company, Chris can help plan an international strategy that protects products, provides cross-licensing opportunities, and builds patent strongholds that force competitors to re-evaluate their own activity.

Chris helps clients achieve their business objectives in three main areas: creating and managing an international patent portfolio fine-tuned to meet business needs; analyzing the competitive patent landscape to ensure the business risk associated with commercial activity is manageable and evaluating third party patent portfolios as part of the acquisition process so value attributed to the portfolio is right-sized.

With a background in chemical engineering and twenty years of experience working in a wide range of technologies, Chris can help any company with their patent strategy. He is particularly comfortable with the chemical and mechanical arts, but has significant experience building a team to tackle any technology. Specific areas of experience include catalysts, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, consumable products, polymeric coatings, cosmetics, and textiles.

Professional Memberships

North Carolina Bar Association – Intellectual Property Law Section

Intellectual Property Owners Association; International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys

American Institute of Chemical Engineers

Past President, Triangle Intellectual Property Law Association