About
Kevin is a registered patent attorney with experience in patent protection, prosecution and litigation in a wide variety of technologies and legal issues. Kevin combines his legal knowledge and his passion for technology in preparing and prosecuting patent applications, claims analysis, infringement investigation, validity inquiries and other reports in support of litigation or due diligence. Kevin is a member of the Pennsylvania and New Jersey state bars, has appeared in court for both civil and criminal matters and successfully combines his legal talents with his technical knowledge in his writing and analysis to help his clients. Kevin’s patent prosecution experience has attracted a variety of large and small inventors from various technological subject areas, including inventions such as business metric dashboards, rotating image displays, role-playing games and methods of pad printing. Kevin thoroughly understands and is keen to discuss newly created law and precedent such as the America Invents Act and the resulting patent rules. Kevin has continued his path of technological diversity with mechanical, electrical and computer-related projects that range from broadband cable connectors to scalable graphics to internet advertising. His inter-disciplinary skill set meshes well with small inventors, large portfolios and litigation teams alike.
Work history
Registered Patent Attorney
Haley Guiliano LLP
March 2019 - Present
Patent Attorney, Chief Counsel - Patent Consulting Services
TechPats
December 2012 – March 2019 (6 years)
Patent preparation and prosecution, litigation/pre-litigation support, product investigation and claim chart development in various mechanical, electronic, and computer-based technologies including over-the-top video and content streaming, targeted advertising and consumer profiling with “big data,” GPS navigation, 3G/4G wireless technologies, cable connectors, interactive image rendering and network display, and web-search optimization.
Drexel Co-op
Dilworth Paxson LLP
August 2011 – May 2012 (10 months)Greater Philadelphia Area
Drexel Co-op externship with the firm’s IP group from August 2011 to May 2012, my 3L year.
•Prosecuting Trademark and Patent applications rooted in various technologies and businesses
•Wrote legal memoranda, briefs, and demand letters for trial preparation and Board proceedings
•Updated colleagues and clients about the 2011 Patent Reform via memos and presentations
Law Student
Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University
August 2009 – May 2012 (2 years 10 months)
Summer Intern
United States Attorney's Office EDPA
2010 – 2010 (less than a year)
Physics Teacher and Assistant Swim Coach
La Salle College High School
September 2006 – August 2009 (3 years)Wyndmoor, PA
Education and qualifications
Drexel University School of Law, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Juris Doctor, Concentration in Intellectual Property
Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia
Bachelor of Science, Major in Physics, Minor in Mathematics
Publications
(see http://www.ipwatchdog.com/author/kevin-rieffel/)
“Why Google Wins by Giving Away Patents to ‘Startups’ Willing to Join the LOT Network,” IPWatchdog.com, Nov. 2015.
“Patent Litigation Study Should Cause Patent Reform Pause,” IPWatchdog.com, May 2015.
“Can Apple’s New Infrared Patent Really Disable Your iPhone?,” IPWatchdog.com, July 2016.
“Football Helmet IP Goes Head to Head,” IP Litigator, Nov./Dec. 2016.
“Inside Google’s IP battle with Uber,” IAM Magazine, May 2017.
“Revised MPEP May Provide New Tools in Alice Rejections,” IPWatchdog.com, Feb. 2018.
“What is Director Iancu Proposing the USPTO do for §101 Analysis?,” IPWatchdog.com, Sept. 2018.
Cited in:
Keith N. Hylton, Patent Uncertainty: Toward A Framework With Applications, 96 B.U. L. REV (2016).
John D. Weidman, The Future of Patent Troll Legislation and Its Effects on the Energy Industry, 3 Oil & Gas, Nat. Resources & Energy J. 39 (2017).
Hazel Cills, 3LW Songwriters Claim Taylor Swift Copied 'Playas Gon' Play', Jezebel.com, Sept. 19, 2017.
Ashley E. Russo, An Analysis of The First Amendment Through the Lens of Social Movements: How Apple’s Latest iPhone Patent Can Change the Way We Rise, J. High Tech. L. (2018).
Berkeley Center for Law & Technology, “2018 Advanced Patent Law Institute Resources” (2018).
