John (Chris) Moulder, Ph.D.
- Washington, D.C.
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With a focus on patent litigation, Chris represents clients in proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and district courts.
Chris Moulder focuses on patent litigation with an emphasis on electrical, software, medical and semiconductor device technologies. During his career, he has represented some of the biggest and well-known technology companies in the world. He brings his deep and varied technical background before both U.S. federal district courts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in connection with inter partes review petitions and ex parte reexaminations. He has experience assisting clients with patent application drafting, prosecution, and portfolio management across a variety of technologies.
With extensive technical experience, Chris has been awarded over 30 issued patents and published 17 technical papers. During his career of more than 15 years in the engineering field, he held a management-level position where he led the development of next-generation pacemakers, defibrillators, and heart monitors.
Chris graduated from Lewis and Clark Law School with a certificate in intellectual property law. He has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from The George Washington University, where his dissertation is related to pain management of internal defibrillation.
Areas of focus
Education & Credentials
Education
- Lewis & Clark Law School, J.D., 2015
- The George Washington University, Ph.D., Electrical Engineering, 2010
- Georgetown University, M.S., Physiology, Biophysics, 1997
- Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S., Electrical Engineering, 1994
Bar and Court Admissions
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District of Columbia
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Massachusetts
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
Related Employment
- Willkie Farr & Gallagher, LLP, Washington, D.C., Associate, 2023-2024
- Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer, LLP, Washington, D.C., Senior Associate, 2017-2023
- Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, Washington, D.C., Summer Associate, 2014; Associate, 2015-2017
- Klarquist Sparkman, LLP, Portland, OR, Summer Associate, 2013; Patent Agent, Law Clerk, 2014-2015
- Micro Systems Engineering, Inc. (Biotronik SE & Co), Lake Oswego, OR, Manager, Clinical & Applied Research, 2008-2014
- Jude Medical, Inc., CRMD (Abbott), Sylmar, CA, Electronics Engineer, 1994-1995; Sr. Hardware Engineer, 2000-2008
- M. E. Mueller Institute for Biomechanics, Bern, Switzerland, Research Engineer, 1997-1998
Additional Languages
- German