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CHRISTOPHER CAPELLI
OF COUNSEL

Direct Dial: 914.821.9072

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.

BAR ADMISSIONS:
New York
Registered Patent Attorney: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

EDUCATION:
J.D., New York Law School, 1993
B.S.E., Electrical Engineering, Computer Science and Mathematics, George Washington University, 1990.