Albert B. Kimball, Jr.
Partner
Denise Adams
713.223.2300 x2749
Al Kimball represents litigants in patent infringement litigation for patentees and for those alleged to be infringers. He also represents multinational companies, both United States and foreign, in acquiring and transferring rights in intellectual property and technology in a variety of acquisitions and transactions. Mr. Kimball represents domestic and multinational companies acquiring and seeking to protect intellectual property assets around the world. In appropriate patent litigation cases, Mr. Kimball has served as an expert witness in areas of his experience.
Representative Matters
VAE Nortrak N. Am. Inc. Progress Rail Servs. Corp., 2006 US Dist. LEXIS 79287; N.D. Ala. October 25, 2006. Summary Judgment of patent non-infringement.
ReRoof Am. Inc. v. United Structures of Am. Inc., 215 F. 3d 1351, 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 20788; Fed. Cir. 1999. Jury verdict of non-infringement and invalidity of multiple patents; argued and obtained affirmance on appeal.
Represented small technology company in favorable settlement of patent infringement complaint against major U.S. soft drink company.
Publications and Speeches
"Use of Experts at Trial," 6th Annual Advanced Patent Litigation Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, July, 2010.
"Intellectual Property: A Review of Types and General Principles" TAPS Seminar, October 15, 2009.
"Impact of Supreme Court Scrutiny on the Federal Circuit," HIPLA Institute on IP Law, October 1, 2009.
"Trademark and Names Creation and Protection," Intellectual Property for the General Practitioner, University of Houston Law Foundation, Houston, Texas, 2007.
"Damages in Patent Cases: What Every Lawyer Should Know," National CLE Conference, Steamboat, Colorado, January 2002.
"Inequitable Conduct," 8th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, October 2003.
"Screening Prospective Clients, Including Privilege Problems," 17th Annual Intellectual Property Law Course, State Bar of Texas, San Antonio, Texas, March 2004.
"The Doctrine of Equivalents: Has It Taken On a Life of Its Own?" 11th Annual Advanced Patent Law Institute, Austin, Texas, October 2006.
Education
LL.M., George Washington University, 1972
LL.B, The University of Texas at Austin, 1968
B.S.E.E., The University of Texas at Austin, 1962
Bar Admissions
Texas
Court Admissions
U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
Affiliations
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; President, 2006-2007
International Trademark Association
America's Intellectual Property Law Association
Houston Bar Association; President, 1983-1984
State Bar of Texas, Board of Directors, 1985-1988
Noteworthy
Certified Licensing Professional
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Intellectual Property, 2003-2010
US Legal 500, IP, 2007
Best Lawyers in America, 2010
Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2008 and 2009
Texas Super Lawyers, 2004, 2006-2008