Christopher Hanba

Practice Areas

Christopher Hanba has almost 20 years of experience in intellectual property litigation, with particular experience in representing clients in the technology sector. Chris acts as lead counsel on patent, trademark, trade dress, unfair competition, copyright, and trade secret matters. He is experienced in bench and jury trials throughout the United States, including before the District Courts and the International Trade Commission. Chris has served as lead counsel in a number of recent successful trials. He also represents clients in appellate proceedings and has argued before several United States Courts of Appeals. Chris has also handled a number of cases relating to intellectual property rights in Asia as a member of the firm’s ASEAN practice

Chris’s background in software consulting gives him unique insight when it comes to advising clients. Chris is well-versed in handling matters involving a wide variety of technology, including artificial intelligence, software, network security, cellular technology, semiconductors, microprocessors, DRAM and NAND flash memory architecture, computer systems, network technology, mobile devices, biotechnology, digital camera technology, internet technology, medical devices, automotive devices, sensor technology, and software-based medical infrastructure services.

Professional Memberships

Intellectual Property Owners Association; Adjunct Professor of Law, Patent Litigation, UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law

Publications

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”

Education