Christopher J. Tyson
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
505 9th Street, N.W., Suite 1000
Washington, DC 20004-2166
USA
Phone: +1 202 776 7851
Fax: +1 202 478 2620
Email: cjtyson@duanemorris.com

Christopher J. Tyson practices in the area of intellectual property with a focus on patent prosecution and litigation. Mr. Tyson prosecutes patent applications before the United States Patent and Trademark Office and assists clients in the acquisition of U.S. and foreign patent rights in diverse technologies such as computer systems, data encryption technology, e-commerce, business methods, nuclear power and energy, propulsion plant systems, shipboard environmental systems, data networks, telecommunications, thin film deposition, optics, and design patents. Mr. Tyson also assists attorneys with patent, trademark and copyright prosecution and litigation, due diligence reviews of patents and trademarks, patent and trademark searches and the drafting and analyzing of intellectual property licenses.

Mr. Tyson has worked on a variety of intellectual property litigation matters, including matters related to patent and trademark infringement. He provides technical and legal analysis, works with experts, assists in the management of discovery and prepares briefs and technical documentation supporting briefs. He has supported cases in the Eastern District of Texas, the District of New Jersey, the District of Columbia, the District of Kansas, the District of Delaware and the Northern District of Illinois.

Prior to his legal career, Mr. Tyson served for seven years as an officer in the U.S. Navy, where he managed the operation and maintenance of nuclear power plants in a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, including electrical power generation and distribution, mechanical and propulsion plant systems, and was qualified as a nuclear engineering officer.

Mr. Tyson is a graduate of George Mason University School of Law. He is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy (B.S., Ocean Engineering) and Old Dominion University (M.S., Engineering Management). He is proficient in Spanish and Italian.

Professional Activities

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• American Bar Association

Admissions

• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• District of Columbia
• Virginia

Education

• George Mason University Law School, J.D., 2010
• Old Dominion University, M.S., Engineering Management, 2007
• United States Naval Academy, B.S., 1999

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2011-present
  - Patent Agent, 2007-2011

Selected Publications

• Co-author, "Supreme Court Affirms Heightened Burden of Proof to Invalidate Patents," Duane Morris Alert, June 10, 2011