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Chris Douglas is active in Alston & Bird’s pre-grant and post-grant patent practice areas. Chris represents both petitioners and patent owners in post-grant proceedings and is recognized as one of the more active post-grant practitioners nationwide. Chris remains one of the few practitioners to tout confirmation of all claims in an inter partes review in a final written decision on behalf of a patent owner. In addition, he maintains a robust pre-grant patent prosecution practice. His familiarity with both pre-grant and post-grant proceedings informs his ability to counsel and secure foreign and domestic patent rights for his clients.

He frequently speaks and publishes on patent post-grant proceedings, software patent eligibility and telecommunications-related patent strategies.

Chris served as an officer in both armor and cavalry units in the United States Army and is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Location
  • Vantage South End
    1120 South Tryon Street, Suite 300
    Charlotte, NC 28203
Education
  • Seattle University, J.D., graduated 2006
  • University of Redlands, B.S., graduated 2003
Bar Admissions
  • North Carolina, North Carolina
  • Washington, Washington
Affiliations
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) - Member
  • Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) - Member

Alston & Bird LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina

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Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Litigation - Intellectual Property
Additional Areas of Practice:
  • Patent Law

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