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Paul Keller

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Paul Keller is a first-chair intellectual property trial lawyer focused on patent and trade secret matters with a particular focus in the automotive, heavy machinery industry, and disruptive technology spaces. He is a noted thought leader on autonomous vehicles, AI, and the technologies being deployed and considered for the cities of the future.

Paul has over 20 years of experience in litigation, counseling, and dispute resolution in all aspects of intellectual property.

Paul’s varied experiences have led to unique  specialties in the: 

Automotive Industry:  Self-driving tech, image processing, GPS systems, V2X communications, regenerative braking, and batteries.

Heavy Machinery Industry: Industrial equipment, recycling facilities, waste and water management; kinetic energy structures.

Disruptive Technologies:  Artificial intelligence, IoT, distributed ledger, smart contract, 3D printing, eHealth, Big Data, 5G, encryption, and cryptocurrency technologies.

Paul is a partner in the Patents Group in Crowell & Moring’s New York office.

Career & Education

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    • Fordham University, B.A., economics, 1994
    • Cardozo School of Law, J.D., intellectual property, 1997
    • Fordham University, B.A., economics, 1994
    • Cardozo School of Law, J.D., intellectual property, 1997

    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
    • New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
    • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
[Paul is a] practical and business-savvy lawyer with a talent for taking complex concepts and making them simple and giving strategic advice tailored to clients’ needs.

— IAM Patent 1000 2022

Paul's Insights

Podcast | 11.15.24

&Motion: The Micro-Mobility Industry—Lessons Learned from the e-Bike Manufacturer, JackRabbit

&Motion sits down with the CEO of e-bike manufacturer, JackRabbit, to discuss the micro-mobility industry, the particular niche that JackRabbit serves, and the technical and regulatory challenges that were encountered....

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Representative Matters

  • Advised Stripe, Inc. on issues related to a misappropriation of trade secret matter concerning mobile point of sale (MPOS) devices.
  • Represented Rio Tinto in its patent infringement litigation against Century Aluminum involving aluminum technology.
  • Counsel Blue Phoenix Inashco in its defense against misappropriation of trade secret claims brought against it by Best Process Solutions, Inc. related to incinerator bottom ash processing.
  • Advised a major automotive part manufacturer on potential patent infringement issues concerning regenerative braking.
  • Represented a global OEM on patent and trade secrets involving battery technology.
  • Counseled an automotive platform developer on various patent issues involving V2X communications systems.
  • Advised Uni-Systems LLC, a kinetic engineering firm, on patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation action involving large roofing technology.

Paul's Insights

Podcast | 11.15.24

&Motion: The Micro-Mobility Industry—Lessons Learned from the e-Bike Manufacturer, JackRabbit

&Motion sits down with the CEO of e-bike manufacturer, JackRabbit, to discuss the micro-mobility industry, the particular niche that JackRabbit serves, and the technical and regulatory challenges that were encountered....

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Recognition

  • IAM Patent 1000, United States: New York, 2022
  • Managing Intellectual Property, Patent Star, 2022
  • Managing Intellectual Property, Trademark Star, 2022

Paul's Insights

Podcast | 11.15.24

&Motion: The Micro-Mobility Industry—Lessons Learned from the e-Bike Manufacturer, JackRabbit

&Motion sits down with the CEO of e-bike manufacturer, JackRabbit, to discuss the micro-mobility industry, the particular niche that JackRabbit serves, and the technical and regulatory challenges that were encountered....

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Insights

Podcast | 11.15.24

&Motion: The Micro-Mobility Industry—Lessons Learned from the e-Bike Manufacturer, JackRabbit

Client Alert | 3 min read | 11.06.24

How Legal and Trade Developments Are Changing the E-Bike Market

Podcast | 09.19.24

&Motion: Design Patents and the Transportation Industry

Podcast | 07.29.24

&Motion: Improving Energy Efficiency Through Smarter Driving — A Discussion With SwRI About Its NextCar Project
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