I'm Christopher J. Woods

ABOUT ME

Christopher Woods has nearly twenty-five years of experience in representing and counseling U.S. and European clients who have business interests or commercial disputes relating to intellectual property in Greater China, and in acting for Asia-based clients with interests and disputes in the U.S. and Europe. Chris has lived and worked in the UK, the U.S. and Hong Kong for many years as a locally-admitted IP attorney. He has represented many of the world’s top technology companies in defense of their patents and trade secrets, and several of the world’s top 10 brand owners in dispute resolution matters (court actions, administrative actions, arbitrations and mediations) throughout the world. He also represented a number of significant companies in commercial transactions such as the acquisition or licensing of IP rights, and the analysis of a broad range of IP rights. Mr. Woods is involved in the creation, protection and exploitation of IP rights in many industries. Although his primary focus is on dispute resolution (anti-counterfeiting, IP infringement and licensing disputes) and particularly on international arbitration between foreign corporations and Chinese entities, he also works on the IP aspects of commercial and corporate transactions, and a growing focus on public procurement issues. Mr. Woods has been recognized repeatedly as one of the top 20 trademark lawyers in the U.S. and has been recognized several times as a Leading Lawyer in Asia and globally.