Overview

Chris Wright prepares and prosecutes patent applications and manages patent portfolios to assist clients — who include individual inventors, start-ups, and some of the world’s largest tech companies — in strategically building their global patent portfolios and protecting their innovations throughout the world.

Chris is well-versed in obtaining patents in a wide variety of electrical and computer technologies, including artificial intelligence infrastructure and chip design, clean tech, renewable energy, data center technologies and power systems, electrical vehicle batteries and charging, energy storage (e.g., BESS), online advertising technologies (ad tech), data privacy and security, cryptography, and cybersecurity.  

Bringing over seventeen years of experience to his practice, Chris manages portfolios of hundreds of patent applications and issued patents in the U.S. and worldwide. Chris is known for the diligence and creativity that he devotes to building valuable patent portfolios from the ground up. He has significant experience advising on strategic patent portfolio growth for larger companies and harvesting patentable innovations for early-stage companies. His versatility extends to his capacity to provide patent protection counsel not only in the U.S. but also worldwide; he prepares patent applications that result in valuable protection in Europe and other international jurisdictions. 

Before joining Fish & Richardson, Chris worked as a control systems engineer to design and program industrial control systems at Coca-Cola Enterprises and CH2M Hill Lockwood Greene. He now applies his engineering acumen to cultivate a deep understanding of his clients’ technologies and protect them effectively.  

Chris also has a robust pro bono practice that includes obtaining patents for pro bono inventors through Georgia PATENTS, working an election protection hotline to help protect the rights of voters, and working with the National Homelessness Law Center to identify and oppose local laws and ordinances that adversely impact people experiencing homelessness. 

In his free time, Chris enjoys golf, skiing, playing tennis and soccer with his kids, and traveling with his family. 

Professional associations

  • Intellectual Property Owners Association Green IP Committee, Member, 2025