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Provided by Christopher Hanba
Christopher Hanba is a partner at Prince Lobel Tye LLP and leads the firm’s Austin office. A seasoned trial lawyer with nearly two decades of intellectual property litigation experience, Chris serves as lead counsel in high-stakes patent, trade secret, and trademark disputes before federal courts and the International Trade Commission.
Chris is known for his ability to translate complex technical concepts into persuasive courtroom narratives. He has successfully tried intellectual property cases before juries and judges in federal courts across the country, securing favorable verdicts and outcomes in complex technology disputes. He has represented domestic and international clients in some of the nation’s most competitive patent venues, delivering results in matters involving cutting-edge technologies and significant business interests. Chris also has extensive experience advising start-ups and emerging growth companies, helping them navigate intellectual property disputes with strategic insight and practical business judgment.
A member of the firm’s Asia-Pacific Practice Group, Chris maintains a substantial cross-border practice focused on Taiwan and the broader East Asian market. He regularly represents Taiwanese semiconductor, technology, and manufacturing companies in U.S. patent and trade secret litigation. His combination of trial experience, technical fluency, and international perspective makes him a trusted advisor to clients facing complex intellectual property challenges.
Chris has been recognized by Chambers USA and the IAM Patent 1000 for his intellectual property litigation practice. These distinctions reflect his reputation among clients and peers for combining technical sophistication, strategic judgment, and effective courtroom advocacy in complex patent disputes.
In addition to his litigation practice, Chris counsels clients on intellectual property portfolio development, enforcement strategy, and risk management. His experience spans a wide range of technologies, including artificial intelligence, semiconductors, microprocessors, cellular communications, network security, biotechnology, medical devices, automotive systems, sensor technologies, and internet-based platforms.
Chris is frequently quoted in Taiwanese media on cross-border intellectual property issues and has presented seminars on patent litigation, trial strategy, and artificial intelligence at leading institutions in Taiwan, including National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and National Taipei University of Technology.
Intellectual Property Owners Association; Adjunct Professor of Law, Patent Litigation, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law
Featured Speaker, Intellectual Property Infringement Risks Due to the Use of AI Tools, at the Seminar for Legal Risks and Start-up Strategies Planning with the Advent of Artificial Intelligence; Featured Speaker, Claim Construction in the United States at the Intellectual Property Workshop and Seminar on the U.S. Patent Litigation Practice, sponsored by The Graduate Institute of Intellectual Property of National Taipei University of Technology and The Taiwan Patent Attorneys Association; Case Study: The Enlightenment of the Guangming Case to Taiwanese Companies’ Operations HP v. Quanta Storage – Takeaways for Taiwanese Companies, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology; Article: Hewlett-Packard Co. v. Quanta Storage, Inc., China Times (Taiwan); Webinar: HP v. Quanta Storage – Takeaways for Taiwanese Companies; Article: “From Behind Closed Doors To The Steps Of The Federal Courthouse: The Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016”
University of New Hampshire School of Law (Franklin Pierce)
J.D.
2006
University of Michigan
B.B.A
1997
Provided by Chambers
Christopher Hanba acts as lead counsel on a range of contentious IP issues, from patent infringement to trade secret disputes. He typically represents clients in the technology space.