Christopher Lyle Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California Area

Orange County, California Area

• Support and assist the Electrical Engineering/High Tech and Life Science Intellectual Property Practice in the Orange County Office, which includes U.S. Domestic and International Intellectual Property work.
• Draft and prosecute patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
• Preparation and prosecution of patent applications in diverse technical areas, including life sciences, chemical, biomedical systems, medical devices and systems, electronic systems and… Show more
• Preparation and prosecution of patent applications in diverse technical areas, including life sciences, chemical, biomedical systems, medical devices and systems, electronic systems and devices, computer hardware and.
• Analyze scientific or technical documents, including previously published patent documents, to assess an invention or issued patent.
• Draft detailed descriptions of inventions in precise legal terms (patent drafts), which form the basis for patents to be granted by patent offices in various parts of the world.

Alexandria, Virginia

• Reviewed patent applications, briefed officials on technology content, formulated legal strategies, etc. for attorneys and patent examiners in Biotech TC1600.
• Devised search strategies, conducted prior art searches, and proposed legal positions based on findings.
• Drafted non-final office actions for active Patent and Request for Continued Examination.
• Formulated written legal positions with a range of issues in intellectual property, e.g. patentability (§101), anticipation… Show more
• Formulated written legal positions with a range of issues in intellectual property, e.g. patentability (§101), anticipation (§102), obviousness (§103), written description (§112), indefinite (§112), etc. Show less

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Provided legal support for in-house counsel, e.g. analyzed legal documents, research and writing, etc.
• Drafted and edited legal agreements, e.g. nondisclosure, terms of use, copyright, privacy, etc.
• Coordinated communication and service request from various clients, e.g. calendar meetings, follow up with internal and external parties, etc.
• Summarized legal research and advised on development of intellectual property law.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed and developed entire network infrastructures, e.g. network security, mobile security, VoIP systems, servers and applications, etc.
• Strengthened technology innovation for business efficiency, e.g. analyzing hardware, software, and network data, research and development security, planning, implementing strategies, etc.
• Negotiate and review contractual agreements on behalf of organization, e.g. provider insurance agreements, software agreements, hardware agreements, vendor and… Show more
• Negotiate and review contractual agreements on behalf of organization, e.g. provider insurance agreements, software agreements, hardware agreements, vendor and service agreements, etc.
• Supervised 50 healthcare personnel and 6 facilities and the daily discharge of duties, e.g. administration, physician billable hours, laboratory protocol, compliance, etc.
• Strengthened business and laboratory innovation, e.g. analyzing data, research and development, planning, implementing strategies, etc.

Juris Doctor (J.D.), Law

Visiting Law Student

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.)

Bachelor Of Art (B.A.), Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology

Supplemental Coursework, Electrical Engineering

Supplemental Coursework, Computer Science