Awards & Rankings 08.21.25
Chris Drymalla…is relied on for his comprehensive expertise. With a background in engineering, he gets to grips with his clients’ businesses, developing tailored and robust strategies.
Chris Drymalla is a partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property practice.
Chris focuses his practice on helping clients develop, manage and protect intellectual property (IP) assets, including patent and trade secret rights. He has extensive experience in strategic assessment and development of IP portfolios in the United States and abroad, as well as in asserting and defending IP rights in the U.S. courts and in post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He also advises on IP due diligence, transactional IP strategy, and the negotiation of complex intellectual property and technology agreements.
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Before becoming an attorney, Chris worked as an engineer, and he draws on that experience, along with his experience across the full IP life cycle, to help clients identify, prioritize and accomplish their IP objectives efficiently and effectively. He has represented companies of all sizes, from startups to Fortune 100 companies, across a broad range of technologies, including complex mechanical systems, industrial processes, software and hardware, artificial intelligence, blockchain and energy systems.
Professional Highlights
- Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 for Patent Prosecution in Texas (2025)
- Best Lawyers (published by BL Rankings LLC), Patent Law (2025–2026)
- “Got the Memo?,” IP Magazine, February 2017
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- “The Mayo/Alice Framework Holds Strong,” IP Magazine, October 2016
- “Federal Circuit Goes Enfish-ing for Software Patent Eligibility,” IP Magazine, July/August 2016
- “The Latest USPTO Proposed Rule Changes,” IP Magazine, November 2015
Education
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J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 2006
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 2000
magna cum laude
Admissions
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Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Courts
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U.S. District Court for the Northern, Southern, Eastern, and Western Districts of Texas