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Christopher Carl Bolten

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12760 High Bluff Dr., Ste. 240, San Diego, CA 92130

Intellectual Property & Technology, Patents and Innovation Strategies, Life Sciences & Medical Technology and 3 more

About Christopher Carl Bolten

Chris Bolten is a globally recognized IP attorney focusing on MedTech and technology fields. Chris represents 55+ MedTech companies and VCs in the medical device and digital health industries-including those utilizing artificial intelligence (AI)-across the United States, Europe, Israel, and Asia. He has handled over 100 IP diligences for premiere venture capital firms and for MedTech companies. Chris served as IP counsel for the company or investors in the #1 and #2 MedTech acquisitions of private companies in 2024, the #1 overall MedTech acquisitions in 2022 and 2024, and the largest MedTech acquisition in the history of Israel, amongst many others. Over 15+ years in MedTech, his clients have been acquired by strategics for multi-billions of dollars. Having litigated dozens of patent cases in federal court across the United States for MedTech companies and other household name companies, Chris builds litigation-ready IP to facilitate investment, acquisition, and enforcement.

Chris handles matters involving technologies like structural heart devices, stents, shunts, prosthetic heart valves, catheters, robotics, AI, neurovascular, peripheral and cardiovascular, connected health, wearable devices, spine, surgery, orthopedics, interventions, electrophysiology, ophthalmology, women’s health, dental, neuromodulation, ablation, wound healing, diagnostics, drug delivery, microfluidics, software, cloud computing, networks for AI, and internet systems. His experience includes IP portfolio strategy, patent prosecution, FTO opinions, and litigation.

Concentrations

•Patent portfolio management and strategic counseling
•IP due diligence for venture capital firms and companies
•MedTech-medical devices, digital health, artificial intelligence (AI)
•Litigation and pre-litigation strategy

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Shortlisted, LMG Life Sciences, 'Patent Strategy Attorney of the Year, California,' 2025
•Listed, LMG Life Sciences, 'Life Science Star,' 2025
•Listed, IAM magazine, “IAM Patent 1000,” Prosecution, 2025
•Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution, 2022-2025
•Listed, The Legal 500 United States, 2017, 2020, 2023, and 2025
•Recommended, Patent Prosecution, 2020, 2023, and 2025
•“Next Generation Lawyer,” Patent Prosecution, 2017
•Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, “San Diego Super Lawyers,” 2015-2022

 

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Areas of Law

  • Other 6
    • Intellectual Property & Technology
    • Patents and Innovation Strategies
    • Life Sciences & Medical Technology
    • Venture Capital & Emerging Technology
    • Innovation & Artificial Intelligence
    • Intellectual Property Litigation

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Shareholder
    Firm Name
    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
  • Representative Cases & Transactions
    Cases
    Experience: Venture Capital
    Investment Firm Experience: Represented Sofinnova Partners (Paris, France) in the investment of ShockWave Medical (subsequently acquired by J&J) on technology for treating heavily calcified arteries for Peripheral
    Coronary Artery Disease (PAD
    CAD).
    Represented 415 Capital (Munich, Germany), Panakes Partners (Milan, Italy),
    S3 Ventures (Austin, TX) in the investment of Endovascular Engineering on clot removal/thrombectomy technology for addressing Pulmonary Embolism (PE).
    Represented Gyrus Capital (Geneva, Switzerl
    ) in the investment of Neo Medical to accelerate the company's global growth in spine surgery.
    Represented Endeavour Vision (Geneva, Switzerl
    ) in the investment of Vertiflex (subsequently acquired by Boston Scientific) on implants for lumbar spinal stenosis (LSS).
    Represented Bpifrance
    Sofinnova Partners in investments of LimFlow (subsequently acquired by Inari Medical) on minimally-invasive technology for the treatment of chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI).
    Represented Gyrus Capital in the purchase of the heart valve business from LivaNova.
    Represented Endeavour Vision in the investment of Gynesonics (subsequently acquired by Hologic), a women's health company selling medical devices for treating uterine fibroids.
    IP Portfolio Strategy
    Management Experience: Representing a Fortune 50 company involved in medical devices, including cardiovascular.
    Representing a Fortune 500 company involved in cloud computing, networks for AI, content delivery networks (CDN), security,
    managed services.
    Representing Moon Surgical on robotic systems used to assist with surgery.
    Represented ReCor Medical (acquired by Otsuka) on renal denervation for the treatment of hypertension.
    Represented Cardiologs (acquired by Philips) on machine learning
    artificial intelligence software for analyzing electrocardiogram (ECG) signals from a patient's heart.
    Represented Distalmotion on a tele-operated surgical robot for performing surgery.
    Represented AMF Medical (acquired by T
    em Diabetes Care) on wearable pumps for delivering insulin to treat diabetes.
    Represented FEops (acquired by Materialise) on AI-based software for simulating implantation of transcatheter cardiac implants.
    Intellectual Property Litigation Experience: Patent litigation in California involving anti-malware
    anti-virus computer security software.
    International Trade Commission (ITC) patent litigation on dental implants.
    Patent litigation in Texas on st
    ard essential patents (SEPs) for optical transport networks (OTN).
    Patent
    contract litigation in California involving pulse oximetry.
    Patent litigation in Colorado on SEPs for long term evolution (LTE) cellular technology.
    Patent litigation in California on SEPs for 802.11 (WiFi)
    code-division multiple access (CDMA).
    Patent litigation in Delaware on graphical user interfaces (GUIs) for smartphones.
    Patent litigation in California involving specialized automotive parts for racing.
    Trade secret
    patent litigation in California on tracking automotive driving activities.
    The above representations were h
    led by Mr. Bolten prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
  • Additional Links
    https://www.gtlaw.com/en/professionals/b/bolten-christopher-c

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    California
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
    U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    Arizona State University Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law
    J.D.
    magna cum laude
    Other Education
    Michigan State University
    B.S.
    Mechanical Engineering, with honors

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