Principal

Christopher J. Horgan

I am a registered patent attorney and have been in the intellectual property field since 1990.  My background includes significant experience in patent prosecution, patent licensing, patent sales and trademark prosecution.  I have worked with independent inventors and start-up businesses in a variety of different technology fields.  As an electrical engineer, I primarily work in the electrical, software and mechanical arts.

Professional History

  • 2015 to Present ROARK IP - prosecuting, licensing and selling patents in the electrical, software and mechanical arts

  • 2010 to 2015 Concert Technology - licensing and prosecuting patents in the wireless streaming technology area

  • 2001 to 2010 Philips Electronics - licensing patents in the DVD and CD disc and player and LED technology areas

  • 2000 to 2001 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory - prosecuting patents in a wide variety of basic research technologies

  • 1997 to 2000 Morgan & Finnegan, LLP - New York, NY - Associate

  • 1996 to 1997 Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts - Albany, NY - Associate

  • 1990 to 1996 U.S. Patent & Trademark Office - Arlington, VA - Patent Examiner

 Education

  • 1995 J.D., Cum Laude, Catholic University of America, Washington, DC

  • 1990 M.B.A., Union College, Schenectady, NY

  • 1986 B.S.E.E., Lafayette College, Easton, PA

Admissions to Practice

  • State Bar of California (No. 183114)

  • United States Patent & Trademark Office (Reg. No. 40,394)

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of California

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

 Professional Associations

  • Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Bar Association

  • Federal Circuit Bar Association

  • National Association of Patent Practitioners

  • Federalist Society