About CHAU|IP
CHAU|IP, which appears in the registry as F. Chau & Associates, LLC, is an intellectual property law firm in Woodbury, New York. The firm describes its work as building and safeguarding intellectual property holdings, and it says companies seeking AI expertise often ask to work with it. A LinkedIn company page gives the firm's founding year as 1998 and its focus as patents, trademarks and copyrights.
Beyond patent prosecution, the firm reportedly handles trademark matters, litigation, licensing, product clearance and legal opinions. Its contact page describes hiring in technical areas such as AI, computers, electrical and electronics, and semiconductors. The firm's address is 130 Woodbury Road in Woodbury, New York 11797, and its site lists (516) 692-8888 as the telephone number. Woodbury is the only New York State office location that the sources mention.
| Type | Law firm |
|---|---|
| New York offices | Woodbury |
| Phone | (516) 692-8888 |
| Website | chauiplaw.com |
| Registered NY attorneys | 10 |
Practice areas
Areas of work that CHAU|IP describes on its own website. They describe the organization as a whole, not the practice of any individual attorney listed below.
Organization profile based on its official website and public sources (reviewed October 29, 2026). Attorney list from the New York State Unified Court System registration data. Not affiliated with CHAU|IP.
Registered attorneys
Frank Chau Currently registered David Heath Currently registered Elliot Lipins Currently registered Richard Ratchford Currently registered Joseph Gross Currently registered Robert Newman Currently registered Michael Carey Currently registered William Hargett Currently registered Zhenlan Hu Currently registered Benjamin Aitken Currently registeredRegistration status can change at any time. Confirm any attorney's current status through the official New York Attorney Search.