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CHRISTOPHER CAPELLI Direct Dial: 914.821.9072
Direct e-mail:
Capelli@LeasonEllis.com
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE: Christopher
Capelli is Of Counsel to LeasonEllis and practices all aspects of patent
prosecution and IP transactional activities and strategic intellectual
property counseling. He has extensive experience as a corporate executive
managing large global IP organizations and IP portfolios. These experiences
extend to a wide range of industries including computer hardware and
software, telecommunications, electromechanical devices, medical instrumentation,
internet applications and consumer marketing. As a seasoned intellectual
property attorney, Mr. Capelli has instituted best practices across
all areas of the IP spectrum: from patent preparation and prosecution,
licensing, assessing and negotiating mergers and acquisitions, joint
ventures, opinions and other IP-centric transactions, to evaluating
and managing IP litigation, and advising executive management and corporate
boards. Mr. Capelli has also provided intellectual property education
and training to technical staff and has aided clients in achieving quality-to-cost
efficiencies, all with the goal of maximizing the value of corporate
clients' IP assets. Mr. Capelli's
experience is demonstrated by his impressive resume. He was Chief Patent
Counsel for MeadWestvaco Corporation, the world's largest packaging
company and leading office products, paper manufacturer and specialty
chemical companies. He has also been Associate General Counsel Pitney
Bowes Inc., the world's largest and leading postal services company.
He began his career and passion for intellectual property law at Darby
& Darby, an intellectual property law firm in New York. |
