Christopher V. Carani is a Shareholder at McAndrews and has been at the firm since 1995. He practices in all areas of intellectual property law with a particular emphasis on design law.
Chris has received numerous awards and accolades. In 2019, Chris was named to the IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists list, with IAM magazine noting that he is “one of the world’s leading design patent strategists.” In 2015, IAM magazine first included Chris in its IAM Patent 1000, referring to him as one of the U.S.’s “pre-eminent design law experts.” In the 2016, IAM Magazine noted that he “is one of the nation’s top design patent specialists.”
Chris has extensive experience in creating valuable design right portfolios. He represents some of the world’s most design-centric companies, including the top filer of U.S. design patents. He has procured thousands of strategic design rights, both in the U.S and in over 70 countries around the world. He counsels a wide range of clients (big and small) on design protection and enforcement issues and is often called upon to render infringement, validity and design-around opinions.
He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and other U.S. District Courts. He is a registered patent attorney licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Away from the law, Chris is a studied jazz musician playing upright bass on the Chicago jazz circuit.
Year Joined Firm: 1995
Education/Alumni:
- Marquette University, B.S., Engineering
- University of Chicago Law School, J.D., Law
Network Memberships: AIPPI, ABA, AIPLA, IPO, INTA, IDSA
