George Chaclas

Practice Areas

Throughout his over 20 years of experience practicing intellectual property law, George Chaclas has provided counsel to clients as varied as Fortune 100 companies, world-renowned academic institutions, industry leading companies, start-ups and individual entrepreneurs.

George, Chair of the firm's Patent Prosecution and Counseling group, focuses on acquiring and using IP assets to accomplish strategic goals, such as in negotiating and drafting licenses, preparing and prosecuting patent applications, and enforcing intellectual property rights. His varied background has helped him marshal patent applications for many technologies through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including nanotechnology, semiconductors, business methods, bioinformatics, telecommunications, medical devices, testing equipment, fluidics, RADAR, aerospace, engines and quantum computing.

Prior to becoming a lawyer, George worked in the semiconductor area for 12 years as an electrical engineer.

Admitted in these jurisdictions and courts:

State of Rhode Island

State of Connecticut

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island

U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut

U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Professional Memberships

Boston Patent Law Association

UMass Amherst Life Sciences Alumni Network

Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), 2013-2015; Software and Business Methods Standing Committee, Co-Chair, 2007-2010

Boston Intellectual Property Law Association (BIPLA)

Publications

Co-author, "Patently Enabled November 2024 – Common Misconceptions About Patents," Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, November 1, 2024

Co-author, “Patently Enabled September 2024 - How to Read a Patent,” Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, September 6, 2024

Co-author, "Patently Enabled July 2024 – Changes in Design Patent Obviousness Review," Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, July 12, 2024

Co-author, "Patently Enabled June 2024 – Comply With the Notice Requirement by Patent Marking," Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, June 7, 2024

Co-author, "Patently Enabled April 2024 – Section 251: Reissue of Defective Patents," Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, April 5, 2024

Co-author, "Patently Enabled March 2024 – What is Double Patenting?" Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, March 1, 2024

Co-author, "Patently Enabled January 2024 – What is Obviousness?" Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, January 5, 2024

Co-author, "Patently Enabled October 2023 – Doctrine of Equivalents," Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, October 6, 2023

Co-author, "Patently Enabled August 2023 – What Are the Types of U.S. Patents?" Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, August 4, 2023

Co-author, "Patently Enabled June 2023 - Considering a Patent? Five Points to Consider," Day Pitney Patently Enabled Newsletter, June 2, 2023

Co-author, "An Overlooked Tool to Fight USPTO 'Restriction,'" Law360, April 11, 2023

Experience

Prepared and prosecuted well over 700 patents

Won more than 50 appeals for pending patent applications in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Led the team that successfully represented an industry-leading in vitro fertilization product provider in a patent infringement action, analyzing validity, infringement and claim construction positions, ultimately concluding the case on favorable terms for the client

Prepared patentability, infringement and invalidity opinions for a major multinational consumer goods company

Represented leading chromatography company in oral hearing before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board at the USPTO

Handles a substantial portfolio for an industry leading water flow control company

Education