Roylance, Abrams, Berdo
& Goodman, L.L.P.

1300 19th Street, NW
Suite 600
Washington D.C. 20036
P | 202.659.9076
F | 202.659.9344

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Practice Areas

Counseling & Opinions
Licensing
Litigation
Patents
USPTO Proceedings

Kevin M. Barner

Kevin M. Barner serves as Of Counsel to the firm. He has experience in patent procurement and litigation in matters related to electrical and mechanical devices and their associated manufacturing and operation. He also prepares legal opinions and counsels clients on patenting strategies. Mr. Barner also represents clients in appeal proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. His clients include Fortune 500, domestic and international companies.

Mr. Barner's areas of technical expertise include telecommunications devices including wireless communication hardware and networking techniques; semiconductor device design and manufacturing; commercial electronics including digital televisions, printers, computers and computer networking techniques; GFCIs and smoke detectors; lasers; and lighting fixtures and ballasts. Mr. Barner also has experience with electrical and mechanical medical devices, particularly stents and lasers for refractive eye surgery and hair removal and skin rejuvenation.

Prior to entering the legal profession, Mr. Barner had a lengthy technical career at Westinghouse Electric Corp, where he was a senior hardware design engineer. While at Westinghouse, Mr. Barner designed and integrated various electronics hardware modules for commercial and military radar and communication systems, such as the Air Force F-22 fighter jet.

Education

University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1998

Editor, Law Forum

Executive Editor, Intellectual Property Law Journal

University of Baltimore School of Business, M.B.A., 1993

University of Delaware, B.S. in Electrical Engineering, 1987

Professional Affiliations

Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Bar & Court Admissions

District of Columbia

Maryland

U.S. District Court, District of Maryland

U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Select Representative Cases

NEC v. Hyundai – patent infringement litigation

Kollmorgen v. Yaskawa – patent infringement litigation

Kidde v. USI – patent infringement litigation

Machine Systems Limited v. IGUS – patent infringement litigation

Community Involvement

Vice President, Board of Directors, Community Association, 2004 – Present