Alfred Zaher is a partner and chair of Montgomery McCracken’s Intellectual Property Department. He also serves as the firm’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. Alfred focuses his practice on patent, trademark and trade secret litigation, licensing and counseling. He has experience representing clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office.He counsels companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electronics and software industries. Having close relationships with Chinese officials and law firms, Alfred has a particular focus on managing clients’ patent and trademark portfolios in China, including securing and prosecuting infringers in the Chinese court system. In his role as the firm’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Alfred is responsible for overseeing, implementing, and providing leadership to Montgomery McCracken’s diversity initiatives. Prior to his legal career, Alfred was a research engineer and electrical engineer with more than 10 years of technical experience with companies like The Boeing Company and Litton Industries. “}” data-sheets-userformat=”{“2″:15233,”3”:{“1″:0},”10″:0,”11″:4,”12″:0,”14”:{“1″:2,”2″:0},”15″:”Calibri”,”16″:12}”>Alfred Zaher is a partner and chair of Montgomery McCracken’s Intellectual Property Department. He also serves as the firm’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer. Alfred focuses his practice on patent, trademark and trade secret litigation, licensing and counseling. He has experience representing clients before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office.He counsels companies in the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, electronics and software industries. Having close relationships with Chinese officials and law firms, Alfred has a particular focus on managing clients’ patent and trademark portfolios in China, including securing and prosecuting infringers in the Chinese court system. In his role as the firm’s Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer, Alfred is responsible for overseeing, implementing, and providing leadership to Montgomery McCracken’s diversity initiatives. Prior to his legal career, Alfred was a research engineer and electrical engineer with more than 10 years of technical experience with companies like The Boeing Company and Litton Industries.