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Charles R. Macedo is an attorney, physicist and award-winning IP strategist who architects comprehensive intellectual property solutions for the world’s most innovative companies. Fluent in the technical languages of inventors and the business goals of management, Charley specializes in translating complex technologies into high-value legal assets and enforceable rights. His practice is currently focused on the cutting edge of computer-implemented innovation, where he directs strategies for clients navigating the legal frontiers of Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, Large Language Models (LLMs), Chatbots, and Blockchain technology, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and smart contracts.

More than just a litigator, Charley is a thought leader who actively shapes the trajectory of U.S. intellectual property law. He has orchestrated offensive and defensive strategies across every major forum, from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and District Courts to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. His influence is evident in his leadership on amicus briefs in seminal cases—such as Alice, Mayo, Cuozzo, and Arthrex—where his advocacy has helped define the standards of patent eligibility and administrative law.

A prolific scholar, Charley literally wrote the book on navigating the patent system: The Corporate Insider’s Guide to U.S. Patent Practice (originally published in 2009 by Oxford University Press). His deep engagement with the law is further reflected in his extensive library of peer-reviewed articles published in the Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice and other prestigious journals, which can be viewed on his Google Scholar profile.

Clients rely on Charley not only to track legal developments but to help make them happen, leveraging his unique combination of technical fluency, appellate experience, and strategic vision to protect their most critical assets.