Overview
Kevin Hess is a Principal in McKool Smith’s Austin office. Kevin specializes in high-stakes patent infringement and technology cases, with a particular focus on standard essential patents subject to FRAND or RAND obligations. Kevin has successfully represented both patentees and accused infringers in the United States District Court, the International Trade Commission, the Patent and Trial Appeal Board, and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has helped win key trial victories for numerous clients.
Kevin previously worked as an engineer in the semiconductor industry. He puts his technical experience to use for clients in a variety of industries, including wireless telecommunications, consumer electronics, semiconductors, cable television, and energy.
Kevin has managed and tried all phases of litigation from pre-filing investigation to post-trial briefing and appeals. He has significant experience drafting motions, appellate briefs, and inter partes review (IPR) papers, managing cases, arguing motions, and taking and defending expert witnesses at deposition and at trial. Kevin also has client-side experience, having served on secondment at Ericsson, where he managed strategy and preparation for a global patent litigation campaign.
Super Lawyers magazine named Kevin a Texas “Rising Star” each of the last five years.
J.D., The University of Texas School of Law, 2013
B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, 2006
- State of Texas
- The United States District Courts for the Eastern, Western, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas