Christopher J. Passarelli

Attorney at Law

19 Upper Ragsdale Drive
Suite 200
Monterey CA 93940
Tel: (831)649-8800
Fax: (831)649-8835

Practice Areas:

• Intellectual Property licensing and enforcement
• Domestic and international trademark, copyright prosecution
• Worldwide intellectual property portfolio management

Professional and Community Activities:

• California State Bar, Business Law Section AgBusiness Committee Chair (2010-11)
• Interntional Trademark Association (INTA)- Member
• California State Bar Intellectual Property Section - Member
• Phi Delta Phi International Legal Fraternity - Member
• Dobro Slovo: National Slavic Honors Society - Member

Prior Professional Experience:

• Federal antitrust/unfair competition litigation in the District Court for the Northern District of California
• Insurance and contracts litigation

Education and Honors:

• J.D. - Santa Clara University School of Law (2005)
• B.A. - University of California, Berkeley (2000)
• High Tech Law Institute Certificate of Specialization, Intellectual Property

Publications and Speaking Engagements:

• Trademark Enforcement on the New Digital Frontier, Western Grower & Shipper magazine (2011)
• Departing Employees and I.P., Calif. Bar Annual Meeting (2010)
• Labeling for Brand Owners, World Ag Expo(2010)
• Essentials of IP in Business Law, Calif. Bar webinar (2010)
• Guest lecturer, Patent and Trade Secret Law and Intellectual Property Law, Monterey College of Law (2009 & 2007)
• IP in Agribusiness, World Ag Expo (2009)
• Ag Law Practitioner Legal Sourcebook -- California State Bar (2010)
• Event organizer, Sacramento Delta Water Tour for MCLE (2010 and 2009)

Additional Information of Interest:

• Admitted to California Bar (2005)
• Admitted to Practice Before the Northern and Eastern District Courts of California
• Admitted to Practice Before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit (2006)
• Russian Language and Literature
• Folk, Jazz, and Electric Guitar