Chris Chou is a partner in the San Francisco office and focuses on intellectual property litigation. He is the former legal director of intellectual property for Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company overseeing all intellectual property matters including inter alia, patents and trade secrets.
Chris concentrates on patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret counseling. He has experience in preparation of patent applications, patent portfolio management, patent prosecution, and patent infringement/validity analysis in the areas of electronics, microprocessor, computer software, computer system/architecture and semiconductor devices/fabrication technologies. He managed patent dispute matters in Taiwan and the United States, and negotiated various deals including joint development projects, patent and technology license agreements, and patent acquisition transactions.
