Keith J. Wood

Keith J. Wood is a Principal at Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, where he specializes in patent prosecution, post-grant proceedings, and strategic intellectual property counseling. His practice demonstrates a particular emphasis on Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Wood handles a broad array of technologies, including semiconductor manufacturing, medical devices, telecommunications, speech-recognition software, optics, and clean energy technologies, leveraging his background in physics to address complex technical and legal issues.

In his patent litigation practice, Wood primarily represents defendants and patent owners. His single tracked appearance shows him defending the Massachusetts Institute of Technology against Unified Patents LLC, an organization known for challenging the validity of patents. This role aligns with his firm profile, which highlights assisting clients with defensive strategies and managing patent portfolios for start-ups, universities, and multinational companies. He was also recognized in Patexia's 2023 PTAB Intelligence Report among the "Top 250 Best Performing Attorneys (Patent Owner)".

Wood is highly experienced in PTAB matters, having participated in numerous successful IPR proceedings, including those involving multinational networking and telecommunications companies and an American multinational automobile manufacturer. His experience extends to appellate advocacy, as he has contributed to and presented oral arguments in appeals before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Wood earned his A.B. in Physics from Harvard College and his J.D. from Boston College Law School. He is admitted to practice in Massachusetts, the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.