Alfonso Garcia Chan

Alfonso Garcia 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.

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)