Profil
Chris Bolten is a globally recognized IP attorney focusing on MedTech and technology fields. He represents over 50 MedTech companies and VCs in the medical device and digital health industries–including those utilizing artificial intelligence (AI)–across the United States, Europe, and Israel. Chris has handled over 100 IP diligences for premiere venture capital firms and for MedTech companies. His clients have been acquired by the MedTech strategics for totals in the billions of dollars. Having litigated dozens of patent cases in federal court across the United States for MedTech companies and household names, Chris builds litigation-ready IP to facilitate investment, acquisition, and enforcement.
Chris handles matters involving medical technologies like structural heart devices, stents, shunts, prosthetic heart valves, robotics, neuromodulation devices, ablation devices, diagnostics, drug delivery devices, and software including machine learning and AI. He also works with telecommunications technologies such as networking and internet systems. His experience includes IP portfolio strategy, patent prosecution, FTO opinions, and litigation.
Concentrations
- Patent portfolio management and strategic counseling
- IP due diligence for venture capital firms and companies
- MedTech—medical devices, digital health, artificial intelligence (AI)
- Litigation and pre-litigation strategy
Kompetencje
Doświadczenie
- Represented Sofinnova Partners (Paris, France) in the investment of ShockWave Medical (subsequently acquired by J&J) on technology for treating heavily calcified arteries for Peripheral and Coronary Artery Disease (PAD and CAD).°
- Represented Endeavour Vision (Geneva, Switzerland) in the investment of Vertiflex (subsequently acquired by Boston Scientific) on implants for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).°
- Represented Gyrus Capital (Geneva, Switzerland) in the purchase of the heart valve business from LivaNova.°
- Represented Bpifrance and Sofinnova Partners in investments of LimFlow (subsequently acquired by Inari Medical) on minimally-invasive technology for the treatment of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).°
- Represented a Fortune 500 company involved in content delivery networks (CDN), communications, network services, security, cloud solutions, voice, and managed services.°
- Represented ReCor Medical (acquired by Otsuka) on renal denervation for the treatment of hypertension.°
- Represented Cardiologs (acquired by Philips) on machine learning and artificial intelligence software for analyzing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from a patient’s heart.°
- Patent litigation in California involving anti-malware and anti-virus computer security software.°
- International Trade Commission (ITC) patent litigation on dental implants.°
- Patent litigation in Texas on standard essential patents (SEPs) for optical transport networks (OTN).°
- Patent and contract litigation in California involving pulse oximetry.°
- Patent litigation in Colorado on SEPs for long term evolution (LTE) cellular technology.°
- Patent litigation in California on SEPs for 802.11 (WiFi) and code-division multiple access (CDMA).°
- Patent litigation in Delaware on graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for smartphones.°
- Patent litigation in California involving specialized automotive parts for racing.°
- Trade secret and patent litigation in California on tracking automotive driving activities.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Bolten prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
Sukcesy i wyróżnienia
- Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, 2022-2024
- Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2017, 2020, and 2023
- Recommended, Patent Prosecution, 2020 and 2023
- “Next Generation Lawyer,” Patent Prosecution, 2017
- Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, “San Diego Super Lawyers,” 2015-2022
Kwalifikacje
- J.D., magna cum laude, Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, with honors, Michigan State University
- California
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office