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Chuck Meyer
Principal, Solo Practitioner
Law Firm of Chuck Meyer
Chuck Meyer is the principal at the Law Firm of Chuck Meyer PLLC, and is the former Chief Legal Officer of Research In Motion Limited (now BlackBerry). He is also registered patent attorney. He can serve as a client’s virtual general counsel, patent counsel or privacy counsel. Chuck is a member of the Texas, Ohio and Maryland Bars.
Chuck Meyer earned a graduate degree in law from the University of Oxford. He also holds a B.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia, an M.S. degree in Operations Research from George Washington University and a J.D. degree from the Washington College of Law of the American University.
Meyer has worked as an engineer, a patent examiner, a judicial law clerk, a lawyer, a business leader in a publicly-traded company, a part-time Assistant District Attorney for Hardin County, TX, and now works as a Registered Patent Attorney in Texas. His practice is concentrated at the intersection of corporate, commercial transactional, data protection and information privacy law, compliance, M&A, intellectual property, employment law and joint venture law.
Recent Articles by Chuck Meyer
Opinion: The ITC Has Lost Sight of the Public Interest
Every day, Americans rely on technologies that were unimaginable just a generation ago – from advanced medical devices and artificial intelligence–powered applications to connected consumer electronics. These breakthroughs did not emerge in a vacuum. They are the product of an innovation ecosystem shaped by policy choices. The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC)—an agency with the extraordinary power to block imports and, in turn, influence the direction of American technology policy—has drifted out of that balance. To align with the Trump Administration’s intellectual property priorities and pro-investment agenda, the ITC is in urgent need of reform.
Outside Investments in Civil Litigation Jeopardize U.S. Innovation and Productivity
Strong intellectual property rights are a cornerstone of the modern American economy. When inventors and creators know that their work will be protected, they are more likely to invest time, money, and resources into developing new ideas and technologies. This, in turn, leads to the creation of new products, services, and entire industries, which drive economic growth and create jobs. Moreover, strong IP rights enable American businesses to compete effectively in the global marketplace by preventing competitors from simply copying their hard-earned innovations. This helps maintain America’s position as a world leader in fields like technology and medicine. Unfortunately, an increasingly common practice where outside investors back civil lawsuits threatens to undermine this critical framework.
Abusive IP Litigation Poses Threat to Innovation at Home and Abroad
The World Trade Organization (WTO) was scheduled in December to hold its 12th Ministerial Conference (MC12) in Geneva, bringing together officials from 164 countries to negotiate the future of global trade. Concerns over the WTO Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) were expected to feature in discussions, however, in-person deliberations have been tabled until at least March as a result of growing health concerns related to the Omicron COVID-19 variant. In the meantime, it is important leaders consider how TRIPS can be strengthened and refined as needed. TRIPS plays a crucial role in driving global innovation, but ambiguities surrounding the agreement’s dispute settlement mechanism have led some to conclude that it is vulnerable to abuse by countries seeking to advance their national interests.