Kurzban, Marvin

Kelly's practice encompasses a wide array of intellectual property, with particular emphasis on patent, trademark, and trade dress litigation and licensing. His litigation experience, advising both plaintiffs and defendants, has included infringement issues involving trademarks/service marks, product trade dress, patents, and copyrights, as well as breach of contract, unfair competition, trade secret, and antitrust issues.

Representing clients whose products and services cover a broad range of industries – including apparel, consumer electronics products, energy exploration devices, medical devices, automotive components, architectural designs, and others – Kelly has substantial experience in Federal Court, both at trial and through appeal, as well as in Texas state court. He has further represented clients in mediations to resolve disputes both before and during litigation.

Also skilled in strategic portfolio management, Kelly advises clients as to the most effective methods of protecting and leveraging their intellectual property assets. In doing so, he has drafted dealer/franchisee agreements, negotiated software development and licensing agreements, constructed Internet e-commerce policies, and resolved domain name disputes through ICANN. He is a registered patent attorney and has prepared and prosecuted both utility and design patents in various fields, including mechanical and electronic devices, industrial equipment, telecommunications, optics, software, and business methods.