Kip has been practicing intellectual property law for over 15 years and is registered before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Kip previously worked with multiple patent law boutiques where he assisted dozens of technology companies in preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He has extensive experience working with the following technology areas: displays, projectors, xerography, electric vehicles and batteries, digital cameras and optics, games and artificial intelligence, cellular networks, cybersecurity, virtual/augmented reality, and semiconductors.

In his practice, Kip has conducted hundreds of personal interviews with examiners on location at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, as well as obtained hundreds of issued patents for clients. Additionally, Kip has extensive experience with appeals from patent examination rejections before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. Kip has also managed and trained new attorneys and patent agents in the patent prosecution process. During law school, Kip had a summer internship with the Office of Unfair Import Investigations helping the federal government in patent litigation before the International Trade Commission.

Education

  • J.D., William & Mary School of Law, 2007
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 2004