Christopher Kao is a Partner at Pillsbury Law, where he leads the firm’s Intellectual Property Litigation practice group and co-leads its Taiwan practice. A seasoned first-chair trial lawyer, he represents technology, semiconductor, telecommunications, and biotechnology companies in high-stakes patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secrets disputes before federal and state courts, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the Federal Circuit, and has secured favorable rulings including Federal Circuit-affirmed judgments invalidating asserted patents. He has been recognized by IAM Patent 1000, The Daily Journal as one of California’s Top IP lawyers, and Best Lawyers for his work in IP and patent litigation.
