S. Chase Means

Chase Means focuses his practice on intellectual property matters. He has deep patent prosecution and counseling experience in a wide range of industries within the electrical engineering, electronics, and computer sciences fields, including representation of companies in various aerospace, space, AI, and medical device sectors.

Chase’s patent litigation experience includes working on inter partes reviews (IPRs) and post-grant reviews (PGRs) before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, providing support for active litigation, and performing pre-litigation diligence. He has litigation experience in a variety of technologies, including industrial automation and control systems, implantable medical devices, business to business software as a service (SaaS), server processors, cellular emergency broadcast systems, and electronic automobile components.

Concentrations

•Worldwide patent prosecution and counseling
•Patent, copyright, and trade secret litigation
•Design Patents
•Technical areas of focus:
•Aerospace, Space, Defense, and Deep Tech (e.g., propulsion systems, satellite communications, robotic targets, drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), commercial airline software)
•Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) (e.g., AI accelerators, in-memory compute devices, computer vision systems, autonomous vehicles, data center power electronics, e-commerce and recommender software, financial services software, AI for product testing/manufacturing)
•Electronics and Software (e.g., solid state memory systems, image processing/display, wireless communications, MEMS devices, power electronics and clean power tech, energy storage and charging systems, smart home and IoT devices, semiconductors, enterprise and cloud computing software)
•Medical Devices and MedTech (e.g., laser eye imaging and treatment technologies, healthcare software, hearing aids and audio processing, remote patient monitoring, nasopharyngeal airway devices, medical billing software)
•Mechanical and Electromechanical Devices (e.g., power tools and hardware, pinball tables, baby toys and products, product testing systems, steel manufacturing systems)

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Team Member, Chambers USA Guide, Space, 2025
•Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, 'Ones to Watch'
•Intellectual Property Law, 2022-2024
•Patent Law, 2024
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, Intellectual Property - Patents: Prosecution, 2024