Kevin Schubert

Kevin Schubert is an associate in McKool Smith's New York office.  He focuses his practice on intellectual property litigation, including patents, trade secrets, and antitrust matters.

Before law school, Kevin worked as a patent examiner at the United States Patent & Trademark Office in the Cryptography department.  There, he examined over one hundred patent applications, interviewed attorneys and inventors, and wrote appeal briefs to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. 

Representative Matters

• Wi-LAN, Inc.  Wi-LAN, Inc. v. Acer, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex., pending), Wi-LAN, Inc. v. Westell Technologies, Inc. et al. (E.D. Tex., pending).  Represents Wi-LAN in a patent litigation suit against leaders in the laptop, semiconductor, router, and handset industries related to Wi-LAN’s patented wideband OFDM that makes Wi-Fi capability possible in such devices.
• Gemalto.  Gemalto S.A. v. HTC Corp., et al. (E.D. Tex., pending).  Represents Gemalto in a patent litigation action to protect innovative technology that enables Android smartphones and other devices.

Articles

“Should State Street Be Overruled? Continuing Controversy Over Business Method Patents,” 90 Journal of the Patent and Trademark Office Society 461 (2008).  

“Fuel Cell DG:  A Stationary Solution to Mobilizing the Hydrogen Economy,” EnergyPulse (2003).