Kevin O' Brien

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Kevin O'Brien is a partner in Washington, DC and former Chair of the North America Intellectual Property Practice Group. Mr. O'Brien has served as Co-Chair of the Patent Litigation Committee of the Federal Circuit Bar Association and has taught a course on Trade and Competition at Johns Hopkins University. He is currently Chair of the Trade Secrets Business Unit of the Global IPTech Group. He has more than 30 years of experience practicing in the areas of intellectual property and international trade law, with an emphasis on counseling and enforcement. Mr. O'Brien has been recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers USA (District of Columbia) and has been selected as one of the "best lawyers" for IP law in Best Lawyers in America and in the Legal 500.

In North America

United States: US Court of International Trade declares Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs on ‘derivative’ products invalid and orders refunds the tariff

July 4, 2021 by Kevin O' Brien, Christine Streatfeild, Caroline Bisk, Riza Buditomo, Anne Petterd, Junko Suetomi, Adeline Wong and Ivy Tan 3 Mins Read

On 5 April 2021, the US Court of International Trade issued a significant ruling that overturns a portion of the Section 232 tariffs imposed by President Trump under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. §1862).

In Global

Launch of the Global Trade Secrets Thought leadership piece: The Bourd Ultimatum

August 15, 2017 by Richard Gough, Günther Heckelmann, David Lashway, Andy Leck, Nathalie Marchand, Lorenzo de Martinis, José Méndez, John Murphy, Kevin O' Brien, Grace Shao and Marcela Trigo 4 Mins Read

Baker McKenzie is proud to present The Board Ultimatum: Protect and Preserve (The Rising Importance of Safeguarding Trade Secrets), our new report published in partnership with Euromoney Institutional Investor Thought Leadership.