Paul J. Kroon, Jr. is a founding partner of Secant IP and has more than 25 years of experience advising advises clients on the development, protection and enforcement of intellectual property portfolios, including patent and trademark prosecution strategies, licensing and technology transfer arrangements, and due diligence in connection with corporate transactions. His practice also encompasses infringement and invalidity analyses, as well as freedom-to-operate opinions.
His practice covers a broad range of technologies, including medical devices and implants, light and optical systems, consumer devices, heating and water control systems, research and development institutions, as well as complex mechanical and electromechanical systems. He also counsels clients on design patent prosecution, and overall brand protection strategy. Paul has represented clients ranging from Fortune 100 companies to independent inventors, preparing and prosecuting hundreds of U.S. and international patent applications.
Paul graduated from the Chemical Engineering program at the University of Delaware in 1998 and from the Joint Degree Program at Franklin Pierce Law Center (now the University of New Hampshire School of Law) in 2002 with a Juris Doctor as well as a Master of Laws in Intellectual Property. He has also been an adjunct professor at the University of New Hampshire School of Law.
Prior to entering law school, Paul worked at Merck & Co. as a Biological Manufacturing Engineer supporting the production of several well-known pharmaceutical drugs, and at the New Hampshire Department of Safety, Marine Patrol Bureau as a police officer.
Paul is a member of the New Hampshire and Massachusetts Bars, New Hampshire and Massachusetts Federal District Courts, and is registered to practice before the United States Patent Office.
Paul is a Massachusetts resident with strong ties to New Hampshire. He enjoys mountain biking, triathlons, automotive racing/repair, high-end audio systems, and is also an avid water skier having performed in numerous water ski shows for the Abenaki Water Ski Club in Wolfeboro, NH.
