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Albert B. Kimball Jr.
Partner
Assistant
Denise Adams713.221.3377
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, he has served as an expert witness in areas of his experience. Mr. Kimball has been recognized as Best Lawyers’ 2012 Houston Patent Law Lawyer of the Year. Previously, Mr. Kimball served as a patent examiner for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
Representative Matters
VAE Nortrak N. Am. Inc. Progress Rail Servs. Corp., Summary Judgment of patent non-infringement.
ReRoof Am. Inc. v. United Structures of Am. Inc., 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
“Ethics,” Houston Association of Legal Professionals, Nuts & Bolts of Intellectual Property seminar, January 2012
"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
Education
LL.M., George Washington University, 1972
LL.B, The University of Texas at Austin, 1968
B.S., Electrical Engineering, The University of Texas at Austin, 1962
Bar Admissions
Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Court Admissions
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
U.S. District Court for the Northern and Southern Districts of Texas
U.S. Supreme Court
Certifications
Certified Licensing Professional
Affiliations
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association; President, 2006-2007
International Trademark Association
America's Intellectual Property Law Association
Houston Intellectual Property Inn of Court, Member
Houston Bar Association; President, 1983-1984
State Bar of Texas, Board of Directors, 1985-1988
Noteworthy
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, Intellectual Property, 2003-2012
US Legal 500, Intellectual Property (IP): Patent Prosecution: Utility and Design Patents, 2011-2012; IP, 2007
Best Lawyers, Houston Patent Law Lawyer of the Year, 2012
Best Lawyers in America, Litigation - Patent, Patent Law, 2010 and 2012 - 2013
Super Lawyers, Corporate Counsel Edition, 2008 and 2009
Texas Super Lawyers, 2004, 2006-2012
Martindale-Hubbell® AV® Preeminent™ Rating
