About Charles Edwin

Charles Edwin Runyan constructed a systematic foundation earlier than he became to regulation. He earned a B.S. in chemistry from Arizona State University in 1984. He completed a Ph.D. in chemistry at Texas A&M University in 1988 and did work at Princeton University in 1994. He returned to high school for a J.D. from the James E. Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona, graduating in 1995.

After law program he moved quickly into highbrow estate practice. He began as a patent intern in 1996 at Benman, Collins & Sawyer. Two years later he joined Gallagher & Kennedy as an associate. He hung out in industry as counsel for ExxonMobil Chemical Company in 2000 and then returned to personal practice as a senior associate with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey in 2003. By 2005 he was patent counsel at Guidant Corporation, handling prosecution and related matters.

Runyan’s career shifted toward in-house patent work and management roles within the following decade. He served as senior counsel for patents at Abbott Vascular in 2006. He opened Runyan Law in 2008 and persisted to serve in senior patent roles at major companies. In 2011 he led patent prosecution at Gallagher & Kennedy. In 2013 he joined Becton Dickinson as a division staff lawyer in intellectual estate. He has additionally been associated with Integrity Patent Group, PLC in a managing capacity since 2018. The mix of firm and company knowledge has given him lengthy-running publicity to both prosecution and client-aspect patent approach.

He is licensed to practice in Arizona and Texas and is licensed in California. He has been registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office since 1997. He have become a member of the Arizona State Bar in 1998 and joined the Texas State Bar in 2001. He is a lively attorney and continues to keep registrations and memberships that reflect work across more than one jurisdictions.

His work through the years centers on patent prosecution and related intellectual estate services. He has treated prosecution in private firms and in-house, and he has labored on patent matters for both device and chemical companies. He now operates Runyan Law and provides patent prosecution and highbrow estate counseling as his recent practice focus.

Education

James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona

J.D. | Law

1995

Princeton University

Chemistry

1994

Texas A&M University - College Station

Ph.D. | Chemistry

1988

Arizona State University

B.S. (1987) | Chemistry

1984

Languages

English (Spoken, Written)

Experience

Managing has membership

Integrity Patent Group, PLC
2018

Division Staff Lawyer, IP

Beckton Dickinson
2013

Head, Patent Prosecution

Gallagher & Kennedy
2011

Owner

Runyan Law
2008

Senior Counsel Patents

Abbott Vascular
2006

Patent Counsel

Guidant Corporation
2005

Senior Associate

Squire, Sanders & Dempsey
2003

Lawyer

ExxonMobil Chemical Company
2000

Associate

Gallagher & Kennedy
1998

Patent Intern

Benman, Collins, & Sawyer
1996

Accepted Jurisdictions

Texas
U.S. Patent Office
Arizona
California

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona U.S. District Court · Admitted 1998
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1998

Types of Cases Handled

Patents Trademarks Copyrights

Legal Services Scope

Litigation Negotiations Trials

Professional Associations

Texas State Bar

has membership 2001 - Current

Arizona State Bar

has membership 1998 - Current

United States Patent and Trademark Office

has membership 1997 - Current

Office Locations

Main Office

 11435 W Buckeye Rd STE 104-279 Avondale AZ 85323