Christopher P. Moreno
Shareholder
T: 312-609-7842
F: 312-609-5005
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Christopher P. Moreno is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Group at Vedder Price. Mr. Moreno has significant experience counseling a broad array of technology companies covering a wide variety of technically complex subject matter areas, including medical devices, wireless communication systems, communication networks, signal processing, semiconductor devices, computer software and business methods. Drawing upon his prior work as an electrical engineer in the field of digital signal processing, Mr. Moreno has prepared and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications, both domestically and abroad.
He regularly advises clients on various aspects of intellectual property portfolio development, including the preparation of patent infringement and validity studies, as well as trademark applications and clearance opinions. He has successfully resolved foreign oppositions and appealed adverse decisions by the Patent & Trademark Office before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. He has also participated in litigation matters relating to various technologies, including disputes concerning validity, infringement and ownership of patents.
Mr. Moreno has developed an understanding of the needs of clients through his previous in-house experience, most recently as general counsel at a venture-backed, medical device startup and, prior to that, in the Intellectual Property department at Motorola, Inc.
Illinois Super Lawyers named Mr. Moreno a 2008 Illinois Rising Star.
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- J.D., cum laude, The John Marshall Law School, 1998
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, 1993
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1988
- Illinois, 1999
- Northern District of Illinois, 1999
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1994
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
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