Professional Experience

Christopher Beckman’s practice presently focuses on patent litigation in the chemical and pharmaceutical arts.

Prior to his time with Fitzpatrick, Mr. Beckman served as a judicial clerk at the Supreme and Appellate Courts of the State of Connecticut and practiced as a litigator with a leading general practice and intellectual property law firm.  His prior experience includes patent litigation in a wide range of technologies, as well as copyright, trademark and government investigations work.

Mr. Beckman graduated with honors from the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he served on Connecticut Law Review and the Moot Court Board.  Mr. Beckman was the recipient of the CALI Excellence for the Future Award, for outstanding achievement in Advanced Constitutional Law.

Education

J.D., with Honors, University of Connecticut, 2001
B.S., Biology, Muhlenberg College, 1996

Bar Admissions

State of Connecticut, 2001; State of New York, 2005; United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, 2005; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2006; United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, 2006; United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 2007

Professional Activities

American Intellectual Property Law Association; New York Intellectual Property Law Association; American Bar Association

Additional Publications

“Organizational Sentencing Guidelines: The New Paradigm For Effective Compliance and Ethics Programs,” National Legal Center for the Public Interest, November 2004