Christopher Flory Email & Phone Number

Seattle, WA, US

Seattle, WA, US

• Full Signatory Authority
• Examine biomedical device patent applications for technical feasibility, legal precision, and patentability over the current state of the art. Expertise in the technologies of cardiac pacemakers, neural prosthetic.
• Conduct interviews with attorneys and inventors from multiple countries
• Train, coach, and mentor junior examiners in patent examination best practices, including compliance with thorough prior art search, application of the law and USPTO policy, and docket management.

• Assisted the Office of Patents Stakeholder Experience (OPSE)/Stakeholder Support Division (SSD) in fulfilling its mission of providing accurate, timely and comprehensive assistance to USPTO’s stakeholder community
• Answered questions and provided procedural support for pro se applicants
• Provided guidance to OPSE staff for high-level, advanced patent prosecution procedural issues
• Led educational outreach initiatives
• Created, updated, and maintained educational content for manager training and Patents Bootcamp
• Led breakout sessions for STEPP Training provided to attorneys, agents, and inventors

• Reviewed work products for compliance with all applicable laws, rules and office policies
• Determined and analyze quality trends within the Technology Center
• Assisted with the development and implementation of appropriate training based upon a review and analysis of work products
• Designed and presented Quality Enhancement Meetings to audiences of 500+ Patent Examiners and Supervisors
• Drafted petition responses
• Conducted legal research on complex topics in patent law

Missoula, Montana Area

Big Sky, MT

• Provided pre-hospital emergency care and transport in austere winter conditions
• Provided customer-facing education to mountain guests to actively maximize enjoyment, safety, and accident prevention

• Served as a trainer for as assigned group of new and junior patent examiners in Art Unit 3769.
• Provided training and technical assistance which supported the continued development and understanding of technical knowledge of the assigned art and proficient search strategies.
• Provided technical, legal and patent examining practice and procedure training and assistance
• Reviewed work products for technical and legal accuracy, clarity of action and completeness of search and provide timely feedback on examiner progress and individual cases
• Provided signatory authority for junior examiners’ office actions.
• Utilized trends in reviewed work products to develop targeted best practices training

Lacey, WA

Sterling, VA

Lacey, WA

Greater Seattle Area

Planned and implemented developmentally appropriate activities to meet the individual needs of young children between the ages of 1 month to 5 years in a care and treatment program

• Managed group living and care, overseeing positive interaction and conflict resolution
• Provided guidance to youth, including teaching life skills, effective communication, relationship building and recreation
• Established program accountability and structure through input to individual treatment plans, data entry in administrative and behavioral logs, production of incident reports

• Managed a team of 20 executives to plan, promote and execute high-quality networking events and initiatives that connect students with industry mentors
• Collaborated with industry leaders and subject matter experts to establish a soft skills workshop series to teach technical writing, public speaking, business etiquette and networking skills attended by 26 graduate.

Teaching Assistant for EECE 432/532 Biological Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems

Research focus on the use of novel polymers and fabrication methods, surface modifications, and patterned drug coatings for design of chronically implanted corticospinal microelectrode arrays

• Examined new biomedical device patent applications for technical feasibility, legal precision, and patentability over the current state of the art
• Managed a docket of over 100 concurrent time-sensitive and confidential cases
• Conducted interviews with attorneys and inventors from multiple countries
• Achieved 200% of contribution goal as 2006 Combined Federal Campaign Keyworker

• Organized complete catalog of evidence in both prosecution and litigation cases
• Contributed as active team member in a leading international Intellectual Property firm

Jd Candidate, 3L

Activities and Societies: Senior Editor | Seattle Journal for Social Justice Co-Director | International Refugee Assistance Project.

Bs, Biomedical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Bloomberg Scholar, National Society of Collegiate Scholars, BMES, IEEE, Hopkins 4K for Cancer, Johns Hopkins.

Masc Coursework And Research, Electrical Engineering/Biomedical Engineering

Wilderness Emt, Nremt-B