George Chaclas

Throughout his over 20 years of experience practicing intellectual property law, George Chaclas has provided counsel to clients as varied as Fortune 100 companies, world-renowned academic institutions, industry leading companies, start-ups and individual entrepreneurs.

George, Chair of the firm's Patent Prosecution and Counseling group, focuses on acquiring and using IP assets to accomplish strategic goals, such as in negotiating and drafting licenses, preparing and prosecuting patent applications, and enforcing intellectual property rights. His varied background has helped him marshal patent applications for many technologies through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including nanotechnology, semiconductors, business methods, bioinformatics, telecommunications, medical devices, testing equipment, fluidics, RADAR, aerospace, engines and quantum computing.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, George worked in the semiconductor area for 12 years as an electrical engineer.

Admitted in these jurisdictions and courts:

State of Rhode Island

State of Connecticut

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island

U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Boston Patent Law Association

UMass Amherst Life Sciences Alumni Network

Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), 2013-2015; Software and Business Methods Standing Committee, Co-Chair, 2007-2010

Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA)