Overview
Andrew Chipouras is a patent attorney practicing in all areas of patent law with a focus on preparing and prosecuting patent applications. In particular, he has experience working with clients to protect inventions in technologies from the life sciences and biotechnology to materials science and mechanical/electromechanical technologies.
Andrew conducts due diligence on patent portfolios for licensing, acquisition, and investment transactions, prepares freedom-to-operate and invalidity opinions, and supports patent litigation and inter partes review proceedings including research and drafting.
Services
Practice Areas
Industries
Experience
Representative Matters
Helped obtain U.S. patents for clients, including:
- U.S. Patent No. 9,902,903 (Electroluminescent compositions)
- U.S. Patent No. 9,799,886 (Cathode with silver material and silicate dopant and method of producing)
- U.S. Patent No. 9,708,371 (Treatments for gastrointestinal disorders)
- U.S. Patent No. 9,680,193 (Electrically rechargeable, metal anode cell and battery systems and methods)
- U.S. Patent No. 9,670,479 (Sample preparation device and methods of use)
- U.S. Patent No. 9,634,359 (Electrolyte for zinc-based rechargeable batteries, method for producing the same and batteries including said electrolyte)
- U.S. Patent No. 9,192,786 (Real-time, on-line and offline treatment dose tracking and feedback process for volumetric image guided adaptive radiotherapy)
- U.S. Patent No. 8,948,848 (Angiography catheter)
- U.S. Patent No. 8,802,304 (Bifunctional (rechargeable) air electrodes comprising a corrosion-resistant outer layer and conductive inner layer)
- U.S. Patent No. 8,670,523 (Intensity modulated arc therapy with continuous couch rotation/shift and simultaneous cone beam imaging)
Prior Experience
- Dow Corning, IP Intern, 2014
- Honigman, Patent Agent, 2012-2013
- F Cubed LLC, Engineering Intern, 2010-2011
Credentials
Education
- cum laude
- Certificate of Merit in Patent Law and Civil Procedure
- Michigan Telecommunications and Technology Law Review, Editor
- Chemical Engineering
Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)
- Michigan
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Recognition
Awards
Managing Intellectual Property IP STARS, Rising Star, 2021
The Best Lawyers in America, 2023
- Recognized in practice areas of:
- Intellectual Property Law, Ones to Watch
- Litigation - Intellectual Property, Ones to Watch
- Patent Law, Ones to Watch
Professional & Community Involvement
Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago
- U.S. Patents Committee
American Bar Association
- IP Section
Kalamazoo County Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Section
Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Big Brother 2016-present
Notre Dame Club of Kalamazoo