Kenneth J. Cool
President and Patent Attorney
Kenneth J. Cool focuses his practice on patent preparation and prosecution, portfolio management, and patent-related counseling services. Before establishing Cool Patent, P.C., he served as in-house counsel for Intel Corporation and Gateway, Inc., in addition to practicing law at various law firms. While at Intel, Kenneth was the Committee Chair for the Optical/MEMS/BioMEMS IP Committee, and a member of Intel's Wireless IP Committee.
When not managing the firm and practicing law, Kenneth is an avid guitarist and enjoys spending time with his family camping and bicycling.
Bar Admissions
- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office
- Nebraska (Inactive)
- Washington, D.C.
Education
- J.D., Creighton University School of Law
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Iowa State University
- B.S., Biotechnology (minor in Biochemistry), University of Nebraska, Omaha
Joseph Curtin, Of Counsel
Patent Attorney
Joseph Curtin's practice encompasses patent preparation and prosecution. He also counsels and advises clients and corporate departmental managers regarding business strategies utilizing intellectual property rights, including preparing patentability, validity, infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions, negotiating licenses, and advising regarding litigation. His area of expertise lies in electrical and electronic technologies, including analog and digital circuits, instrumentation, and MEMS; and mechanical technologies, such as anti-lock braking systems.
Joseph has professional experience as a Patent Attorney in both the law firm and corporate setting. Additionally, he has 10 years of experience as an Electrical Engineer.
Bar Admissions
- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office
- Maryland
- Washington, D.C.
- Washington
- Oregon
Education
- J.D., University of Maryland School of Law
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, North Carolina State University
Peir Chu
Patent Attorney
Peir Chu's practice includes patent prosecution, patent evaluation, and infringement analysis. He has extensive experience in semiconductors, materials, equipment, as well as other advanced technologies such as wireless communications, solar technologies and displays.
Prior to practicing law, Peir worked in the semiconductor industry for approximately 15 years. He is an inventor on 12 US patents and has published more than 40 technical papers.
Bar Admissions
- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office
- Oregon
Education
- J.D., Lewis and Clark Law School
- Ph.D., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- M.S., Materials Science & Engineering, University of Florida
- B.S., Chemical Engineering, National Taiwan University
Bruce A. Young
Patent Agent
Bruce A. Young specializes in helping companies mine their product development processes for intellectual property as well as preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He has over 30 years of experience in engineering and IP management at such companies as Intel, HP, Pixar, and Gateway. A skilled technologist with a deep understanding of Personal Computer and Consumer Electronics architectures, high speed I/O and video/graphics, Bruce has been involved in nearly every aspect of electronic product design and manufacturing including the development of industry standard specifications such as PCI, the backbone of modern PC architecture.
Bar Admissions
- Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- M.S., Electrical Engineering, Stanford University
- B.S., Computer Engineering, Iowa State University
