Christopher Kao
- Role
- Partner at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Christopher Kao
Experienced lead trial lawyer, with focus on intellectual property (including patent…
Experience
Partner
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
May 2018 — Present
Chris is based in Pillsbury\'s San Francisco and Silicon Valley offices, where he focuses on intellectual property and complex commercial litigation. Chris is the co-leader of Pillsbury\'s Taiwan practice. Chris is an experienced first-chair trial lawyer representing technology companies in patent, copyright, trademark and trade secrets litigation, and other high-stakes commercial disputes. He has represented companies in the computer hardware and software, semiconductor, telecommunications, biotechnology, and consumer products industries in federal and state courts throughout the country, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has extensive experience litigating Covered Business Method and Inter Partes Review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Chris also regularly advises clients on privacy and cybersecurity issues and is designated a Certified International Privacy Professional/US by the IAPP. Before joining Pillsbury, Chris was the Office Managing Partner of another firm\'s Silicon Valley office.
Skills
- Trade Secrets
- Litigation
- Patent Law
- Patent Litigation
- Patent
- Intellectual Property
- Commercial Litigation
- Trademarks
- Copyright Law
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