Alexander Krois is an associate in the intellectual property group in Axinn’s San Francisco office.
Prior to joining Axinn, Alexander was a judicial clerk to the Honorable Judge Raymond Chen of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and was an associate at an international law firm. In law school, Alexander was a judicial extern to the Honorable Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California, as well as a member of the editorial board for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.
Alexander received his law degree from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law, where he graduated Order of the Coif. Prior to law school, Alexander received a PhD in Biophysics from The Scripps Research Institute, where he conducted biochemistry and biophysics research on proteins critical in suppressing cancer, resulting in multiple peer-reviewed publications. Alexander also received a BS degree with Highest Honors in Chemistry and a BA degree in Anthropology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Clerkships
- Judicial Clerk to the Honorable Judge Raymond Chen, US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Honors
- Recognized in Am Law "Litigator of the Week" column for representation of Hobby Lobby
Thought Leadership
Education
- JD, Order of the Coif – University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (2020)
- PhD, Biophysics – The Scripps Research Institute (2017)
- BS, Highest Honors, Chemistry – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012)
- BA, Anthropology – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (2012)
Admissions
- California
- US Patent and Trademark Office