Kevin Carroll is one of the founding partners of Secant IP and has over 30 years of experience in the patent field. His practice has focused on patent opinions, patent prosecution, client counseling, licensing, and IP due diligence in the mechanical, electrical, and optical arts. Kevin has also provided litigation support and served as an expert witness in patent litigation.
Prior to beginning his legal studies, Kevin worked as a patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, where he examined patent applications in the areas of electrical connectors and machine tools. Kevin was also a clerk in the Office of Unfair Import Investigations at the International Trade Commission, where he provided litigation support and assisted staff attorneys with Section 337 proceedings. He earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and has a law degree from the University of New Hampshire Franklin Pierce School of Law.
Kevin has extensive legal teaching and lecturing experience both in the U.S. and abroad. He is currently a professor at the UNH Franklin Pierce School of Law where he teaches courses in U.S. Patent Law and Intellectual Property Management. He has been teaching since 1996 and previously served as the Acting Director of the Patent Practice and Procedure Program at Franklin Pierce Law Center and taught Patents during the E-Law Summer Institute (ELSI) at the University College Cork in Ireland.
Kevin was selected as the top IP attorney in New Hampshire by Business NH Magazine in 2010. Kevin is also a member of the New Hampshire Bar Association and the American Intellectual Property Law Association. He is admitted to practice in New Hampshire, Massachusetts and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has also held various leadership positions including Chair of the NH Research and Industry Council, President of the Notre Dame Club of New Hampshire, and Secretary and Board Member at the ABI Innovation Hub (now Alpha Loft).
When he is not practicing law or teaching, Kevin enjoys playing guitar, skiing, biking, and fishing, kayaking or sailing on Bow Lake.
