Chris James

About Chris James

Corporate and intellectual property attorney with demonstrated success as a trusted legal advisor. Legal skills include patent portfolio analysis and prosecution, product counseling and IP clearance, licensing, litigation, contract negotiations and drafting, M&A, trademark strategy. Trusted C-suite advisor regarding legal strategies, tactics and risks.

Experience

1. Chief Ip Counsel

   Garrett - Advancing Motion

   Oct 2018 — Present · Torrance, CA, US

   2018 spin-off from Honeywell International Responsible for all aspects of intellectual property, including global patent prosecution and enforcement, trade secrets, copyrights and trademarks, as well as negotiation and drafting of related contracts with customers, suppliers, consultants and universities. Product counseling including regulatory and contracting. Manage team of legal professionals and technical specialists, and liaise with local country counsel. Support Engineering function of > engineers (R&D centers in US, Europe, India and China). Team with procurement group to increase competitive advantages though protected components. Draft licenses and manage strategic filings and enforcement in support of licensing program. Drive trademark protection and strategies in > 90 countries, including an aggressive anti-counterfeiting program. Re-engineered IP function post-spin, focusing on technical differentiators and empowering engineering with IP education and decision-making tools. Technology focus on material sciences, kinematics, control systems, aerodynamics, vibro-acoustics, diagnostics/prognostics, anomaly detection and manufacturing.

Education

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Doctor of Law - JD

• The University of Texas School of Law

  JD, Law

  1991 — 1994

• Purdue University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering

• Purdue University College of Engineering

  BSME, Mechanical Engineering

  1984 — 1989