Christian A. Camarce is a director in Sterne Kessler’s Electronics Practice Group and co-chair of the firm’s Patent Practice, where he leads patent preparation and prosecution for cutting-edge technologies. He plays a key role in advancing firmwide quality, efficiency, and risk-management initiatives that deliver measurable value for clients.
A widely recognized, top-performing patent practitioner, Christian combines deep technical expertise from his prior career as a senior integrated circuit design engineer at Intel with strategic IP insight to help clients build, protect, and enforce high-value patent portfolios that advance business objectives and strengthen competitive positioning. His practice spans global IP strategy and patent procurement, with a focus on advanced technologies including chip design and IC packaging, semiconductor fabrication, memory systems, and wireless communications.
Highly active before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board, Christian is a key member of Sterne Kessler’s award-winning post-grant team. He represents both patent owners and petitioners in inter partes review and reexamination proceedings involving advanced technologies such as advanced transistors, mixed-signal circuits, memory interfaces, power management systems, and antenna designs.
Earlier in his career, Christian served as in-house IP counsel for a leading genetic sequencing company, where he developed and executed patent strategy for BioFET-based semiconductor chips.
Inter Partes Review Proceedings
- Served as patent owner’s counsel in inter partes review proceeding related to RF transceiver technology. Subject patent was also involved in concurrent district court litigation.
- Served as patent owner’s counsel in inter partes review proceedings related to Flash and DRAM memory designs. Subject patents were also involved in concurrent district court litigations.
- Served as patent owner’s counsel in inter partes review proceedings related to integrated circuit power management techniques. Subject patents were also involved in concurrent district court litigations.
- Served as patent owner’s counsel in inter partes review proceeding related to mobile interface technology. Subject patent was also involved in concurrent district court litigation.
- Served as petitioner’s counsel in inter partes review proceedings related to electronic commerce systems. Subject patents were also involved in multiple concurrent district court litigations.
- Served as petitioner’s counsel in inter partes review proceedings directed to integrated circuit packaging. Successfully canceled all challenged claims.
Reexamination Proceedings
- Served as inter partes reexamination counsel for third party requester, a leader in consumer electronics. Subject patent was directed to imaging devices and also involved in concurrent district court litigation.
- Served as reexamination counsel for patent owner, a fractal antenna technology company. Defended patent owner in inter partes reexamination proceedings before the USPTO, in which patents were also involved in concurrent district court litigation.
- Served as reexamination counsel for patent owner, a high-speed chip interface company. Defended patent owner in inter partes reexamination proceedings before the USPTO, in which patents subject to reexamination were also involved in concurrent district court and U.S. International Trade Commission litigations.
- Provided strategic reexamination consultation to patent owner, a high-performance and mixed-signal semiconductor company, whose patents were subject to ex parte reexamination proceedings before the USPTO and were involved in district court litigation.
- World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR), “WIPR Leaders” (2026)
- Lawdragon, “500 Leading Global IP Lawyers” (2025)
- Patexia, “100 Best Performing Attorneys Overall – Patent Prosecution (Top 50)” (2023-2025)
- Patexia, “100 Best Performing Attorneys in High-Tech – Patent Prosecution (Top 50)” (2023-2025)
- Patexia, “100 Best Performing Attorneys Representing Patent Owners – PTAB ” (Top 50 – 2022-2023, 2025)
- Patexia, “100 Most Active Attorneys Representing Patent Owners – PTAB” (2022-2023)
- Patexia, “100 Best Performing Attorneys Overall – Inter Partes Review (Top 20)” (2022)
- J.D., University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Florida
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, University of Florida, cum laude
- District of Columbia
- United States Patent & Trademark Office
- Virginia
Speaking Engagement
Understanding the Semiconductor Intellectual Property (SIP) Business Process
Bangalore, India,
January 13, 2024 9:00 AM - 10:20 AM EST
Speaking Engagement
Industry Review 2022: Semiconductors
Virtual,
December 13, 2022 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM EST
Speaking Engagement
Industry Review 2021: Semiconductors
Virtual,
December 14, 2021 11:05 AM - 12:15 PM EST
Speaking Engagement
Industry Review 2020: Semiconductors
Virtual,
December 9, 2020 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM EST