Overview
Alfonso Chan is a trial lawyer who focuses on litigating and licensing complex intellectual property cases on behalf of universities, research institutes, and technology companies. His matters are primarily focused on semiconductors and electronic technology-intensive matters, as well as biomaterials and medical devices. Alfonso represents plaintiffs and defendants in district courts nationwide and before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also registered to practice before the U.S Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and has experience in inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His international practice includes handling matters in China, Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and Europe.
Alfonso served as an adjunct professor of International Comparative Law at Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law. Prior to practicing law, Alfonso was an officer in the United States Navy and nuclear propulsion engineer at Naval Reactors Headquarters.
Recognition
Rankings & Honors
- Named by his peers to the list of Super Lawyers 2010 - present
Affiliations
Community & Professional Activities
Professional Engineer, State of Texas
Professional Engineer, Commonwealth of Virginia
Recipient, Hatton W. Sumners Foundation Scholarship
Technology Editor, SMU Law Review Association
Member, Order of the Coif
Director, SMU Law Moot Court Board
Recipient, U.S. Naval ROTC Scholarship
Member and Former President, Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society, New York Gamma
Member, Alpha Sigma Mu Engineering Honor Society
Member, White Key Society
Member, Executive Council of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Member, Order of Malta
Member, Order of the Holy Sepulchre
Member, Eta Kappa Nu, the honor society of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE)
Media & Events
News
Press Releases
Speaking Engagements
Articles
Publications
Education
J.D., magna cum laude, Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law, 1999
M. Eng., Materials Science and Engineering, University of Virginia, 1994
Graduate Certificate, Nuclear Engineering, Bettis Reactor Engineering School, 1992
B.S, cum laude, Materials Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 1991
Court Admissions
- The U.S. Supreme Court
- The Supreme Court of Texas
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- The U.S. District Courts for the Northern, Sourthern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas
- The U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Arkansas