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Kevin Kudlac
Adjunct Professor of Law
Adjunct
School of Law
Profile
Kevin S. Kudlac focuses his practice on patent disputes, including those involving computer and electrical technology. He is a registered patent attorney.
Mr. Kudlac is experienced with matters involving microprocessors, analog-to-digital converters, computer memory, operating system software, financial transaction software, PC chipsets, semiconductor processing technology, video software, and telecommunications software and hardware. Kevin litigates patent matters involving pharmaceuticals, medical devices, food processing and electrical appliances. In addition, he has been involved in numerous intellectual property matters in Asia and Europe.
Prior to his career in law, Kevin was a software engineer at Schlumberger Industries.
Degrees
J.D., Georgia State University College of Law, 1991
B.S. Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Dayton, 1987
Bar Admissions
Georgia
Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Supreme Court of the United States
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
United States Court of Federal Claims
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas
Awards
Listed, Chambers USA Guide, Intellectual Property, 2007-2009 and 2011-2019
Listed, "Leading Lawyer," Texas, 2007-2009, 2011, 2013-2014
Listed, Super Lawyers magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, 2008-2019
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Copyright Law; Litigation - Intellectual Property; Litigation - Patent; Patent Law; Trademark Law, 2006-2018
Listed, "Leading Lawyer," Houston, 2012
Listed, Benchmark Litigation, "Local Litigation Star," Intellectual Property: Texas, 2010 and 2012-2013
Publications and Lectures
Speaker, “International Patent Litigation Trends,” 24th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2019
Speaker, “Patent Litigation Around the World: Canada, China and Germany,” 22nd Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2017
Speaker, “Indirect Infringement and Divided Infringement,” 21st Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2016
Speaker, “Definiteness and Induced Infringement,” 20th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, 2015
Speaker, "Patent Serendipity - A Lightning Round With Octane, Limitations on Claims/Prior Art & Evolving Challenges to Proof of Damages," 18th Annual Eastern District of Texas Bench Bar Conference, Plano, TX, October 22, 2014
Featured, "Patent Litigator Kevin Kudlac Discusses Recent Move to Greenberg Traurig," The Texas Lawbook, January 15, 2014
Author, "Trial Practice Before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board," 50th Annual Conference on Property Law, Plano, TX, November 13, 2012
Author, "Top Mistakes to Avoid at Trial and on Appeal to Maximize Success," 17th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, November 2, 2012
Author, "Surveys in Patent Litigation: Use or Abuse?" 15th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas School of Law, Austin, TX, October 28, 2010
Author, "How to Litigate Patents in the U.S.," CLE International Doing Business in China-IP Conference, September 08, 2006
Author, "Cross Border Licensing in General," CLE International Doing Business in China-IP Conference, September 07, 2006
Author, "Patent Litigation Abroad," IP Protection Seminar of the 2004 Work Plan of the Information Industry Working Group of the U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade, Beijing, China, November 2004
Author, "International and Electronic Discovery in Domestic Patent Litigation," 9th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas - Austin, October 2004