IP Partner Quoted on the Popularity of Patent Reexaminations

Daily Journal (California)
April.18.2012

This article, about the growing popularity of patent re-examinations, quotes Silicon Valley intellectual property partner Chris Ottenweller.

"I think there is a trend among federal judges to see what the patent office says about validity before investing time in the case," said Chris R. Ottenweller, a Menlo-park-based partner at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP.

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Chris R. Ottenweller Senior Counsel, Intellectual Property

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Chris R. Ottenweller Senior Counsel

Silicon Valley Office

Mr. Chris Ottenweller, a partner in the Silicon Valley office, is a member of the Intellectual Property group. His practice focuses on patents, copyrights, trade secrets and complex technology disputes.

Chris has served as first-chair counsel in more than 75 cases, successfully resolving virtually every one of them; and has tried many cases to judgment, in all types of forums, including jury trials, bench trials, the ITC and arbitrations. His cases involve cutting-edge legal issues and run the full gamut of technologies, including data storage, mobile devices, semiconductors, computers, graphical user interfaces, flash memory and many other technologies.

Chris has been recognized by clients, peers, and multiple publications as a leading lawyer in the IP field. He has been honored by The National Law Journal as one of "50 Intellectual Property Trailblazers and Pioneers," by IP Law360 as an Intellectual Property MVP, by Managing Intellectual Property as an "IP Star," by Chambers USA as a Leading Attorney in Intellectual Property, and by The Daily Journal as one of the "Top 75 IP Litigators" in California. A number of his victories have been profiled by The American Lawyer, Corporate Counsel, The National Law Journal and National Public Radio.