{"id":408,"date":"2026-05-21T15:40:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:40:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/?post_type=person&#038;p=408"},"modified":"2026-06-16T17:03:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T17:03:38","slug":"christopher-serafin","status":"publish","type":"person","link":"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/person\/christopher-serafin\/","title":{"rendered":"Christopher Serafin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group align-center\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.research.ucf.edu\/tech-transfer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/72\/2026\/05\/Christopher_Serafin.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-409\" style=\"aspect-ratio:0.8722697885724271;width:274px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"py-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:22px\"><strong>Intellectual Property and Licensing Specialist<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button\">\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"mailto:Christopher.Serafin@ucf.edu\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn mb-2 btn-primary\"\n\t>\n\t\tEmail\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-bootstrap-blocks-button\">\n\t<a\n\t\thref=\"tel:(407)823-2377\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-primary\"\n\t>\n\t\tPhone\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:70%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Chris is an Intellectual Property and Licensing Specialist at the Office of Technology Transfer. He assists Benjy Neymotin in managing UCF\u2019s life sciences intellectual property portfolio. Chris has 21 years of experience assisting in intellectual property protection, specializing in patent and trademark prosecution including 12 years working in two multinational pharmaceutical companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">Chris holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from New Jersey City University and earned his paralegal certificate from Fairleigh Dickinson University. On most weekends you can find Chris with his family at a local theme park: Disney World, Universal Studios, or Sea World.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Intellectual Property and Licensing Specialist Chris is an Intellectual Property and Licensing Specialist at the Office of Technology Transfer. He assists Benjy Neymotin in managing UCF\u2019s life sciences intellectual property portfolio. 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