Kevin Afghani
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Kevin Afghani, founder of Afghani Law firm, has extensive experience in preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the United States and around the world. Prior to forming Afghani Law Firm, Kevin was a patent attorney at the Dallas office of Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal, a leading global law firm based in Chicago. Kevin founded Afghani Law Firm to deliver the same impeccable-quality patent services found at the world’s leading law firms, but with an increased emphasis on human contact, responsiveness, and adaptability to the needs of each client. His carefully-crafted legal arguments and candid approach with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has earned Kevin a high success rate in obtaining allowed patent applications. Among the many distinguished clients represented by Kevin are The University of Texas at Dallas, De La Rue North America, and G7 Solutions. In addition, Kevin has developed or expanded the patent portfolios for numerous distinguished companies, including International Business Machines Corp (IBM), Kinetic Concepts, Inc., Embarq Holdings (now CenturyLink), Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, Halliburton, Independent Natural Resources, Inc., Brooks Instrument, Uniden, JMK, Schlumberger, and various start-up businesses. He has prepared and prosecuted mechanical, electrical, computer, telecom, and business method patent applications in a wide range of technological fields, including medical devices, oil & gas, financial services, agricultural machinery, textile machinery, consumer devices, measurement/calibration systems, network architecture, “green” technology, printers, and synthetic chemical compounds. Kevin has managed the international patent portfolios for global corporations, and provided legal and strategic advice regarding their patent portfolios to ensure the broadest possible protection for their intellectual property assets. Prior to becoming a lawyer, Kevin researched and helped develop micro-fabrication techniques for constructing electron-emitters at the William B. Hanson Center for Space Sciences in Richardson, Texas. Kevin also assisted in developing techniques for applying zeolite matrices to the tips of optical fibers. While obtaining his physics degree at the University of Texas at Dallas, Kevin was awarded a National Science Foundation grant to construct an antenna for an ionosonde system at the Wallops Island, Virginia NASA facility. He was also a technical writer for several years at Window on WallStreet, Inc. (now TradeStation Technologies, Inc.), which is one of the leading investment software and technology companies. Kevin obtained his law degree from Tulane University, where he was the managing editor of the Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in physics, magna cum laude, from the University of Texas at Dallas. After completing his law degree, Kevin earned his LLM in International and European Law from the University of Amsterdam, giving him unique insight on the treaties that govern international patent prosecution. Kevin has authored numerous publications and presentations during his career, and enjoys staying on the cutting edge of the rapidly changing field of patent law. Presentations • "Utilizing Intellectual Property to Protect Your Technological Innovations," Alcatel-Lucent/AT&T University Entrepreneurial Workshop, May 2011 • "Recent Developments: In re Bilski," Texas-certified CLE, November 2008 • "The Effect of Prosecution History on Related Applications," Texas-certified CLE, September 2008 • “Software-Related Inventions Under the European Patent Convention and In the United States”, Continuing Legal Education lecture presented to Boeing, 2007 Publications • “Keeping it Physical: Convergence on a Physicality Requirement for Patentability of Software-Related Inventions Under the European Patent Convention and United States law,” University of Georgia Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Spring 2008 (Lead co-author) • “Harrods Limited v. Sixty Internet Domain Names: A Non-Expansive Expansion of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act?,” Tulane Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property, Spring 2003 |
