Chris Comuntzis :: Nixon & Vanderhye PC

Phone: 703-816-4075 Fax: 703-816-4100 e-mail: cc@nixonvan.com Education: University of Maryland (B.S.E.E., 1973) George Washington University (M.E.Ad., 1976) Catholic University of America (J.D., 1981)	CHRIS COMUNTZIS specializes in all aspects of intellectual property cases dealing with a variety of technologies. His primary emphasis is on electronic and electric inventions, having been involved in prosecuting patent applications and litigating patents related to battery, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, integrated circuits and optical waveguide technologies. He has also drafted and negotiated license agreements for patented inventions and rendered patentability, validity and infringement opinions relating to patents in diverse technological fields. Prior to his experience in the legal profession, Mr. Comuntzis was a project engineer in the power utility field, which included work on automating power system control and telemetering power system parameters over powerlines, telephone lines and microwave radio hops to a centralized control center. He also contributed to the redesign of power generation, transmission and distribution facilities to improve system efficiency and reliability. Mr. Comuntzis received his J.D. degree in 1981 from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America. He earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1973 and a Master's in Engineering Administration from the George Washington University in 1976. He has lectured on a variety of subjects in the patent field and for several years has been an instructor in the Patent Resources Group Patent Litigation Course. Prior to joining Nixon & Vanderhye, Mr. Comuntzis was a partner with the firm of Howrey & Simon (1997-2000) and the firm of Cushman Darby & Darby/Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (1988-1997). He was Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office of Pillsbury upon the merger of Cushman and Pillsbury in 1996. Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Comuntzis is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia and is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland.

Phone:
703-816-4075

Fax:
703-816-4100

Education:
University of Maryland (B.S.E.E., 1973)

George Washington University (M.E.Ad., 1976)

Catholic University of America (J.D., 1981)

CHRIS COMUNTZIS specializes in all aspects of intellectual property cases dealing with a variety of technologies. His primary emphasis is on electronic and electric inventions, having been involved in prosecuting patent applications and litigating patents related to battery, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, integrated circuits and optical waveguide technologies. He has also drafted and negotiated license agreements for patented inventions and rendered patentability, validity and infringement opinions relating to patents in diverse technological fields.

Prior to his experience in the legal profession, Mr. Comuntzis was a project engineer in the power utility field, which included work on automating power system control and telemetering power system parameters over powerlines, telephone lines and microwave radio hops to a centralized control center. He also contributed to the redesign of power generation, transmission and distribution facilities to improve system efficiency and reliability.

Mr. Comuntzis received his J.D. degree in 1981 from the Columbus School of Law at the Catholic University of America. He earned a B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland in 1973 and a Master's in Engineering Administration from the George Washington University in 1976. He has lectured on a variety of subjects in the patent field and for several years has been an instructor in the Patent Resources Group Patent Litigation Course.

Prior to joining Nixon & Vanderhye, Mr. Comuntzis was a partner with the firm of Howrey & Simon (1997-2000) and the firm of Cushman Darby & Darby/Pillsbury Madison & Sutro (1988-1997). He was Managing Partner of the Washington, D.C. office of Pillsbury upon the merger of Cushman and Pillsbury in 1996.

Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Mr. Comuntzis is admitted to the bars of the District of Columbia, the State of Maryland and the United States Supreme Court. He is a member of the American Bar Association, the Bar Association of the District of Columbia and is a registered Professional Engineer in Maryland.