Joseph M. Kinsella Jr. prosecutes international and domestic patents for clients in the electrical, software, mechanical and electro-mechanical engineering fields.  He demonstrates for clients a thorough understanding of the science and technology of electrical devices and melds it with his familiarity of the legal patent prosecution process.

Recent Client Work

  • Prosecuted patent application for an academic institution’s medical system that determines a patient’s susceptibility to cardiorespiratory instability
  • Conducted patent validity and non-infringement analyses involving various electrical and mechanical devices

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

Mr. Kinsella has handled matters in a wide variety of electronic products, systems and processes, such as:

  • Communication systems utilizing orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
  • Electronic control systems
  • Electronic tracking and inventory systems
  • Energy and infrastructure
  • Firearms
  • Hardware circuit design
  • High-performance battery technology
  • High-performance doors for industrial, commercial, pharmaceutical and cold-storage environments
  • Synthetic surfaces for sport and landscape
  • Telecommunications

  • Vending security and audit management

Background and Credentials

Mr. Kinsella’s 11 years of experience as an attorney allows him to streamline all components of the patent prosecution process for clients, including design patent applications, global patent applications, and adeptly preparing and responding in reexamination proceedings.

For large and small companies alike, Mr. Kinsella’s experience also includes patent validity and non-infringement analyses, licensing agreements, trademark prosecution, and pre-litigation management of patent disputes.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Kinsella served as an engineer for 13 years at Lucent Technologies and AT&T Network Systems.

Joseph M. Kinsella Jr. received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.  He completed his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University and earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Professional and Community Involvement

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Short Biography

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, J.D.
  • Clemson University, M.S., Electrical Engineering
  • Illinois Institute of Technology, B.S., Electrical Engineering

Practices

Industries

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the State of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Memberships

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

  • American Bar Association (ABA)

  • Chicago Bar Association (CBA)

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

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Joseph M. Kinsella, Jr.

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Joseph M. Kinsella Jr. prosecutes international and domestic patents for clients in the electrical, software, mechanical and electro-mechanical engineering fields.  He demonstrates for clients a thorough understanding of the science and technology of electrical devices and melds it with his familiarity of the legal patent prosecution process.

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Joseph M. Kinsella, Jr.

Joseph M. Kinsella, Jr.

Recent Client Work

  • Prosecuted patent application for an academic institution’s medical system that determines a patient’s susceptibility to cardiorespiratory instability
  • Conducted patent validity and non-infringement analyses involving various electrical and mechanical devices

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

Mr. Kinsella has handled matters in a wide variety of electronic products, systems and processes, such as:

  • Communication systems utilizing orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing
  • Electronic control systems
  • Electronic tracking and inventory systems
  • Energy and infrastructure
  • Firearms
  • Hardware circuit design
  • High-performance battery technology
  • High-performance doors for industrial, commercial, pharmaceutical and cold-storage environments
  • Synthetic surfaces for sport and landscape
  • Telecommunications

  • Vending security and audit management

Background and Credentials

Mr. Kinsella’s 11 years of experience as an attorney allows him to streamline all components of the patent prosecution process for clients, including design patent applications, global patent applications, and adeptly preparing and responding in reexamination proceedings.

For large and small companies alike, Mr. Kinsella’s experience also includes patent validity and non-infringement analyses, licensing agreements, trademark prosecution, and pre-litigation management of patent disputes.

Prior to becoming an attorney, Mr. Kinsella served as an engineer for 13 years at Lucent Technologies and AT&T Network Systems.

Joseph M. Kinsella Jr. received his J.D. from Chicago-Kent College of Law.  He completed his Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University and earned his Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Illinois Institute of Technology.

Professional and Community Involvement

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
  • American Bar Association (ABA)
  • Chicago Bar Association (CBA)
  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

Short Biography

Joseph M. Kinsella, Jr.

Education

  • Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, J.D.
  • Clemson University, M.S., Electrical Engineering
  • Illinois Institute of Technology, B.S., Electrical Engineering

Practices

Industries

Admissions

  • Supreme Court of the State of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Memberships

  • American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

  • American Bar Association (ABA)

  • Chicago Bar Association (CBA)

  • Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

News

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