Richard Chang

Richard Chang is an accomplished intellectual property legal professional with over two decades of experience, particularly in patent and trademark prosecution and litigation. He has focused significantly on international IP strategies, notably in China and the European Union. His practice areas encompass a diverse range of technologies, including mechanical engineering, electronics, software, and business methods, drawing from his experience managing patent portfolios at previous firms.

Chang primarily operates as in-house counsel, currently serving as Associate General Counsel at iFIT Inc. (formerly ICON Health & Fitness, Inc.), a role he held from July 2010 to October 2024. In this capacity, he has been responsible for developing and implementing patent and trademark strategies and has been involved in managing various legal matters including litigation and intellectual property licensing. Previously, he was Corporate Counsel at Caterpillar, Inc., where he managed patent portfolios for track-type tractors, machine implements, electronics, software, plastics, and business methods. He began his legal career as a patent agent at Madson & Metcalf, P.C., a boutique IP firm.

While specific outcomes for his tracked case at iFIT are not publicly detailed, his broader experience includes managing multiple commercial contract disputes and class action litigations as in-house counsel, consistently delivering favorable outcomes. Richard Chang is also an inventor himself, with patent applications related to systems and methods for wireless network management and interactive content viewing and discovery. His experience includes handling appeals to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Appeals and Interferences and reexamination proceedings, indicating experience with PTAB (Patent Trial and Appeal Board) procedures.

Mr. Chang is admitted to practice before the Utah State Bar, the Idaho State Bar, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He earned his J.D. from J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, where he also received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering with a minor in Mandarin Chinese.