Kevin E. Flynn

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919.313.6162

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919.313.6170

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kef@eclipsegrp.com

Office Address: 

5003 Southpark Drive
Suite 260
Durham, NC 27713

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Kevin brings over eighteen years of experience in intellectual property law to The Eclipse Group, in addition to a broad engineering and scientific background which allow him to create flexible, multi-disciplinary solutions tailored to the precise needs of his clients.
 
Kevin specializes in United States patent prosecution, counseling and opinion work; collaborating with foreign law firms for international patent filings; counseling start-ups and early stage tech companies on intellectual property options with an eye on controlling costs; balancing grant obligations and patent objectives for SBIR Grant recipient companies; and trademark counseling.  In addition to helping companies obtain protection, Kevin provides clients with advice and opinions on patent claim scope and validity to assist them in avoiding patent conflicts.  He has extensive experience supporting start-ups, and is very comfortable working directly with CTOs and CEOs in companies that do not have in-house attorneys. 
 
Kevin also has several years of experience as a litigation associate with a primary focus on pre-suit analysis; discovery; and motion practice.  He is admitted to practice before several Federal Courts including the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals in addition to Federal District Courts in New York and North Carolina.  
 
Kevin’s clients include TranS1, Inc. (orthopedic implants); C Change Surgical LLC (surgical equipment); Newmark, Inc. (medical device); Overture Networks, Inc. (network infrastructure); and DigitalGrid, Inc. (network infrastructure). 
 
With his broad engineering background, Kevin is equipped to serve clients across a wide range of industries; but his practice has an emphasis on medical devices, biomedical and mechanical inventions, green energy, and power generation and distribution.
 
Specific fields of technology in which Kevin has prepared and prosecuted patent applications include: biomedical inventions such as: surgical solutions and implants for low spine therapy, equipment for use in surgery, ultrasound devices, pacemakers, microcurrent therapy devices, dental equipment, ergonomic input devices, and other medical devices;  mechanical inventions such as: printing processes, vending machine components, and sports gear;  electronic and computer based inventions such as: network infrastructure, power distribution monitoring and power line carrier communication systems, Internet-based business models, and serious gaming applications;  and design patents for a range of products.  
 
Kevin is a frequent speaker and commentator on intellectual property issues, especially those issues of particular relevance to entrepreneurial companies.  He has been repeatedly recognized by a poll of North Carolina attorneys as belonging to the legal elite in the category of Intellectual Property/Patent attorneys.  He is also a member emeritus of the Pratt School of Engineering Alumni Council.
 
Before beginning his legal career, Kevin served as a project engineer for Duke Power (now Duke Energy, Charlotte, NC), where he worked in a series of engineering positions working with: planning and execution of maintenance overhauls and capital improvements; testing thermodynamic performance of power plant systems using precision instruments; developing software prototypes; and coordinating the interface between power production and computer programming support.  While at Duke Power, Kevin became licensed as a Professional Engineer. 
 
Prior to joining The Eclipse Group, Kevin served as a patent attorney at Daniels Daniels & Verdonik (Research Triangle Park, NC).  He also served as a patent attorney and provided patent litigation support at Fish & Neave, now part of Ropes & Gray, LLP (New York, NY).