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Christopher C. Roche

Christopher C. Roche

Associate, New York

   Contact information

  • (646) 878-0827

Admitted

  • New York State Bar
  • Rhode Island State Bar

Education

Rhode Island School of Design, BFA (European Honors Program), 1995

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, J.D., 1988

Dartmouth College, B.A. (Computer Science), 1985 (with Honors)
 

About Christopher C. Roche

Christopher is an Associate in the Intellectual Property, Litigation and Patent Groups of PCZL’s New York office. Christopher concentrates his practice primarily on patent litigation, trade secret protection, IP agreements, and the patenting of computer-related inventions. Christopher has drafted and negotiated numerous IP licenses and development agreements. He has also represented artists in agreement negotiations, and in disputes involving contracts, copyright, and moral rights issues.

Prior to joining PCZL, Christopher was an associate at Kenyon & Kenyon in New York City, and Vetter & White in Providence, Rhode Island. Christopher served as Clerk to Justice Robert L. Clifford of the New Jersey Supreme Court. He graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) with a degree in fine arts.

Christopher is the recipient of the Rhode Island Bar Association Writing Award (1996), and the ASCAP-sponsored Nathan Burkan Award, University of Pittsburgh (1988).

Languages

English

Professional Membership

RIBA - Rhode Island Bar Association

Publications

Co-author, “The First Amendment and the Artist,” Rhode Island Bar Journal (Mar. and Apr. 1996). 

Co-author, “Trade Marks in Europe: 1992 and Beyond,” European Intellectual Property Review (Nov. 1991) and Journal of Patent & Trademark Society (Dec. 1991).

Speaker, “The First Amendment and the Artist,” Rhode Island Bar Association: Continuing Legal Education Presentation (Apr. 1995).

Speaker, “Art Law for Artists,” Providence Arts Club, sponsored by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (Sept. 1993).