For over 20 years, Keith has handled intellectual property matters both in the U.S. and abroad. He assists clients including start-ups, universities, companies of all sizes and individuals with the preparation and prosecution of patent applications, and counsels clients regarding patent portfolio strategies.

Keith’s patent practice includes a wide variety of physics- and computer-based technologies. He also practices in related technologies, such as semiconductor manufacturing, graphene-based materials, microfluidics, medical devices, cryogenic refrigeration, acoustics, optics, filtration, speech-recognition software, nanomaterials, and clean energy technologies.

Specializing in patent prosecution and preparation of legal opinions, Keith helps clients obtain patent rights worldwide.  He manages large patent portfolios, creating consistent strategies across multiple jurisdictions.  Keith’s breadth and depth of understanding of each client’s invention is clearly conveyed during examination of patent applications and is consistently effective in obtaining patent rights.

Keith co-authored the articles, “Issue Preclusive Effect of Markman Claim Construction Rulings” and “Indemnification for Patent Infringement under the Uniform Commercial Code,” both of which were published in the Boston Patent Law Association Newsletter.

Keith is currently the co-chair of the Boston Patent Law Association’s International and Foreign Practice Committee and also serves as a mentor for the MIT Enterprise Forum Mentor Smart Program. For several years, he served as Committee Chair of the Energy Special Interest Group of the MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge.

• Patents
• Counseling
• Design Patents
• Trademarks

• Mechanical Engineering
• Material Sciences
• Medical Devices
• Chemical Engineering
• Clean Technology
• Computer Software
• Optics
• Semiconductors
• Internet of Things
• Robotics
• Bioinformatics

• Harvard College, A.B. in Physics
• Boston College Law School, J.D.

Articles

• BPLA International and Foreign Practice Committee Host an Event on Strategies for Prosecuting Biotech and Life Science Patents in China , May 11, 2017
• Patent Office Pilot Fast-Tracks Green Tech Applications, This article appeared in the January 2011 edition of WPI Venture Forum's Vantage Newsletter, January 2011

IP News Alerts

• PTO to Expand Green Technology Pilot Program, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Alert, May 2010
• European Patent Office Rules Set to Change on April 1, 2010 , Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Alert, February 23, 2010
• PTO to Accelerate Review of Green Technology Patent Applications, Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Alert, December 2009

• "Intellectual Property Considerations for Protecting Your Company’s Innovations," MIT Enterprise Forum, Cambridge Innovation Center, March 6, 2019
• "Intellectual Property Considerations for Protecting Your Company’s Innovations" MIT Enterprise Forum, Cambridge Innovation Center, September 14, 2017
• “Smart Cyber Security, Patent and Trade Secret Protection for Startups,” MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge/Hamilton Brook Smith Reynolds Lecture, Cambridge, MA, November 17, 2016

• American Intellectual Property Law Association
• Boston Patent Law Association, co-chair of the International and Foreign Practice Committee

• MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge - Mentor Smart Program Mentor

• MIT Enterprise Forum of Cambridge, Past Committee Chair, Energy Special Interest Group (Energy SIG)

• Firm is Coaching Sponsor of 2010 New England Venture Summit more

• Numerous Firm Attorneys Appointed to Boston Patent Law Association Openings more

• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Massachusetts