Christian LaForgia

During his role as in-house counsel, Christian oversaw the growth and expansion of the company’s patent portfolio. He negotiated a variety of agreements, such as non-disclosure agreements, joint research and development agreements, and joint venture contracts, on behalf of internal business, sales, and engineering teams. He also supervised the due diligence and acquisition of a target company’s intellectual property portfolio, performed patent landscape studies, and advised management on patent strategy and general intellectual property matters.

Christian’s legal experience goes beyond intellectual property. In his role as in-house counsel, he advised on topics that impact most businesses, including HIPAA, GDPR, and other privacy issues, as well how to comply with privacy regulations. His experience at the intersection of intellectual property and privacy allows him to provide clients with a comprehensive approach to protecting their intellectual property while achieving their business goals.

As part of his prosecution practice, Christian has drafted and prosecuted patent applications on applications for an assortment of technologies, including encryption, cryptography, blockchain, cryptanalysis, information security, machine learning, photolithography, athletic equipment, autonomous vehicles, optics, memory devices, medical devices, undergarments, and shapewear.  He regularly performs patent searches, conducts due diligence studies, and contributes to freedom-to-operate and right-to-use opinions.

Christian began his career in intellectual property law as a patent examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where he examined applications in a variety of computer-related technologies, including task management, video compression, computer networking, network security, data encryption, anti-virus, intrusion detection, authentication, authorization, and cryptography.