Kevin M. Pastoor

Kevin M. Pastoor is an attorney at Fish & Richardson, focusing his practice on patent litigation for technology companies. His work prominently features defense-side representation, aligning with his appearance as counsel for defendants in tracked patent infringement cases.

Pastoor's experience includes litigation in the autonomous technology sector. For example, he represents Avidbots Corporation and Avidbots USA Corporation as defendants in Brain Corporation v. Avidbots Corp. et al. (N.D. Ill., Case No. 1:24-cv-12569). This case involves allegations of patent infringement related to autonomous navigation, robotic mapping, and optical object detection for autonomous floor-scrubbing robots. The litigation also includes counterclaims filed by Avidbots for infringement of its own patents.

Further demonstrating his expertise in patent defense strategies, Pastoor is counsel in related Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings. Specifically, he is involved in IPR2025-01603, where Avidbots Corporation et al. have challenged a patent owned by Brain Corporation. This highlights his engagement with inter partes review (IPR) proceedings as a critical component of patent litigation defense.