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Fitch, Gabriel
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Associate
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Pasadena
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(626)795-9900
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gabriel.fitch@cph.com
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Copyrights, Intellectual Property Strategy, International Intellectual Property, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks and Unfair Competition, Transactions and Licensing
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Biography
Gabriel Fitch joined Christie, Parker & Hale in 2005, after serving as a law clerk with the firm. Prior, he clerked at a IP boutique in the Southeastern U.S. He was an applications engineer with Intellon Corporation; design engineer and systems programmer with Barr Systems Inc.; intern with IBM Corporation, Nortel Networks and Florida Power Corporation. His work includes patent prosecution, intellectual property strategy, patent litigation, due diligence and infringement studies.
Mr. Fitch has particular technical expertise in the fields of semiconductor chip design, networking, software and hardware design, personal computers, telephone switching and power transmission, distribution and generation. Other areas of special expertise include communication protocols, power line communications, Windows programming, hardware description languages such as VHDL and verilog, printed circuit board technologies and layout tools, FCC emissions testing and standards, mainframe communications, programming languages and utility power systems.
Admitted
- State Bar of California
- U. S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- J. D. degree from the University of Florida, 2004
- B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Florida, 1996 , cum laude
• Eta Kappa Nu
- B.S. degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Florida, 1996, cum laude
• Tau Beta Pi
Professional Activities
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
Personal Background
Mr. Fitch is a fan of college football and basketball and enjoys basketball, tennis and golf in his spare time.
Representative Publications and Presentations
- "From Napster to KaZaa: What the Recording Industry Did Wrong and What Options Are Left," 2004 Journal of Technology, Law & Policy, Vol. 9, Issue 2.
Representative Matters
- Prosecuted patents for a major communications semiconductor chip design manufacturer leading to the expansion of its patent portfolio.
- Drafted and prosecuted patents for a national card reading system manufacturer resulting in the growth of its patent portfolio.
- Drafted a key patent and assisted in due diligence studies for a developer of content distribution systems.
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