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Kevin C. Amendt

Technology Specialist
617.348.4863
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Education

  • University of California - San Diego (MS, Electrical and Computer Engineering)
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science)

Bar Admissions

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

As a Technology Specialist and registered Patent Agent, Kevin's focus is on IP law, including patent procurement and IP litigation.

Kevin’s practice includes all aspects of patent prosecution. He drafts and prosecutes patent applications and performs patentability, infringement, and invalidity analysis. He also assists on due-diligence projects and reexaminations.

Kevin is involved in patent litigation, including infringement and invalidity issues, and other intellectual property disputes. Kevin plays an active role in analyzing prior art, infringement material, and discovered documents to formulate and support litigation positions.

Kevin has worked on behalf of entities ranging from individual inventors and venture-backed startups to academic institutions, hospitals, and large multinationals. His experience spans broad technical fields including medical devices, software, consumer electronics, signal processing, communication, robotics, artificial intelligence, business methods, mechanical systems, and biotechnology.

Before joining Mintz Levin, Kevin worked at Raytheon Corporation as a systems engineer in the missile defense systems department. There, he led a small team that provided radar cross-section modeling and analysis of foreign ballistic missiles. Additionally, he performed hardware and software integration of large-scale real-time radar simulators and created new algorithms and tools for improved accuracy in radar cross-section modeling.

Kevin also worked for Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) and Tangible Media, a research group with the MIT Media Laboratory, where he designed and implemented a continuous health monitoring system. While pursuing his MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering, he focused on intelligent systems, robotics, and control.

Recognitions & Awards

  • Admiral Cochrane Leadership Award, MIT (2007)