Kevin M. O'Brien

Kevin M. O'Brien is a distinguished intellectual property and international trade law attorney, currently a partner at Baker & McKenzie LLP in Washington, D.C.. He has more than 30 years of experience focusing on intellectual property, including patent litigation, trade secret enforcement, and international trade matters. O'Brien previously served as the Chair of Baker & McKenzie's North America Intellectual Property Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Patent Litigation Committee of the Federal Circuit Bar Association.

His patent litigation practice encompasses a range of technologies, including electronic check processing, 3D cinema systems, network streaming devices, and various industrial technologies implicated in trade secret misappropriation. While the provided case data lists one appearance on the defendant side, his broader practice includes representing both plaintiffs and defendants in complex intellectual property disputes.

O'Brien has handled notable cases, including serving as appellate counsel for the defendant in DataTreasury Corporation v. Wells Fargo & Company, a significant patent infringement dispute concerning electronic check processing and remote image capture. On the plaintiff side, he secured a final judgment of willful infringement, a permanent injunction, and enhanced damages in Enventure Global Technology, Inc. v. Mohawk Energy, Ltd.. He also obtained a Federal Circuit reversal of a lower court decision, leading to a patent being held invalid in Sued Chemie, Inc. v. Multisorb Technologies, Inc.. His experience extends to Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission (ITC), where he has obtained exclusion and cease & desist orders.

While specific IPR or PTAB experience is not explicitly detailed in publicly available summaries, his extensive background in intellectual property litigation and Federal Circuit appeals suggests involvement in related proceedings. O'Brien was admitted to legal practice in 1983 and has been licensed in Washington D.C. since 1985. He earned his J.D. from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law in 1983.