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Practice Areas
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34% Patent Application
19 years, 400 cases
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33% Contracts / Agreements
19 years, 200 cases
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33% Corporate / Incorporation
12 years, 100 cases
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Contact Information
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Languages Spoken
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About Me
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General Counsel, Applied Optoelectronics, Inc., Houston. Registered EE patent attorney. 16 years law firm and in-house experience in IP law. Former partner,... more
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I endorse this lawyer's work. Stephan is an excellent lawyer and provides top-notch service.
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, Dallas (TX), About 4 years ago
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, Houston (TX), About 4 years ago
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Résumé
License
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19 years since N. Stephan 'Norman' Kinsella was first licensed to practice law.
| State |
License status |
Year acquired |
Last updated by Avvo |
| Texas |
Eligible To Practice In Texas
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1992 |
03/09/2011 |
| Pennsylvania |
Retired
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1994 |
12/24/2011 |
We have not found any instances of professional misconduct for this lawyer.
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Work Experience
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| Position |
Duration |
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General Counsel, VP-Intellectual Property, Secretary at
Applied Optoelectronics, Inc.
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2000–present
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Partner at
Duane Morris LLP
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1997–2000
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Associate at
Schnader Harrison LLP
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1994–1997
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Associate at
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
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1992–1994
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Education
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| School |
Major |
Degree |
Graduated |
| King’s College London—University of London |
International Business Law |
LL.M - Master of Laws |
1992 |
| Louisiana State University, Paul M. Hebert Law Center |
Law |
JD - Juris Doctor |
1991 |
| Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge |
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M.S.E.E. |
1990 |
| Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge |
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B.S.E.E. |
1987 |
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Awards
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| Award Name |
Granting Organization |
Date |
| American Jurisprudence Award (Contracts) |
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1988 |
| LSU Alumni Federation Scholarship |
LSU Alumni Federation |
1988 |
| LSU Law Alumni Association Scholarship |
LSU Law Alumni Association |
1988 |
| Member, President LSU chapter |
Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering Honor Society) |
1987 |
| Member, President LSU chapter |
Tau Beta Pi (Engineering Honor Society) |
1987 |
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Associations
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| Position |
Association Name |
Duration |
| Member |
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association |
1998-2007
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Portfolio
Publications
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| Digest of Commercial Laws of the World [Treatise Editor] |
Unknown |
2007 |
| The Duty to Defend Advertising Injuries Caused by Junk Faxes: An Analysis of Privacy, Spam, Detection and Blackmail |
Whittier Law Review |
2006 |
| There's No Such Thing as a Free Patent |
Mises.org |
2005 |
| International Investment, Political Risk and Dispute Resolution: A Practitioner’s Guide [book] |
Unknown |
2005 |
| Online Contract Formation [book] |
Unknown |
2004 |
| Impact of Patent Licensing on Patent Litigation and Patent Office Proceedings |
The Licensing Journal |
2003 |
| The Second Paradox of Blackmail |
Business Ethics Quarterly |
2000 |
| Under Pfaff, Ready ... Patent ... File: Redefining On-Sale Bar, Creation of ‘Ready For Patenting’ Test |
The Legal Intelligencer [Philadelphia] |
1999 |
| Knowledge, Calculation, Conflict, and Law: Review of Randy E. Barnett, The Structure of Liberty |
Quarterly Journal of Austrian Economics |
1999 |
| Intellectual Property as Assets in the Oil & Gas Industry: What Are Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets, and How Do You Protect Them? |
11th Annual Oil & Gas Law Institute, South Texas College of Law |
1998 |
| A New Traffic Cop at Intersection of Patents and Financial Inventions |
The Legal Intelligencer [Philadelphia] |
1998 |
| How to Operate Within the Law: Patents on Medical Procedures |
The Legal Intelligencer [Philadelphia] |
1998 |
| Taking the Ninth Amendment Seriously: A Review of Calvin R. Massey’s Silent Rights: The Ninth Amendment and the Constitution’s Unenumerated Rights |
Hastings Constutional Law Quarterly |
1997 |
| Wither Copyright Law? A Roadmap to Recent Changes in Copyright Law |
The Legal Intelligencer [Philadelphia] |
1997 |
| Law and the Internet: Preserving Your Domain [name] |
Pennsylvania Lawyer |
1997 |
| An International Framework for the Protection of Investment |
Philadelphia Lawyer |
1997 |
| Protecting Foreign Investment Under International Law: Legal Aspects of Political Risk [book] |
Oceana Publications |
1997 |
| Legislation and the Discovery of Law in a Free Society |
Journal of Libertarian Studies |
1995 |
| A Civil Law to Common Law Dictionary |
Louisiana Law Review |
1994 |
| Reducing Political Risk in Developing Countries: Bilateral Investment Treaties, Stabilization Clauses, and MIGA & OPIC Investment Insurance |
New York Law School Journal of International and Comparative Law |
1994 |
| Protection of Industrial Property: Russian Patent & Intellectual Property Law |
Russian Oil & Gas Guide |
1994 |
| Smashing the Broken Mirror: The Battle of the Forms, UCC 2-207, and Louisiana’s Improvements |
Louisiana Law Review |
1993 |
| Political Risk and Petroleum Investment in Russia |
Currents: International Trade Law Journal |
1993 |
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Speaking Engagements
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| Presentation Name |
Conference |
Date |
| Ethics Issues in Licensing |
Understanding the IP License |
2003 |
| Recognizing and Protecting Your Assets |
The President’s Forum of Houston |
2000 |
| Intellectual Property as Assets in the Oil & Gas Industry: What Are Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets, and How Do You Protect Them? |
11th Annual Oil & Gas Law Institute |
1998 |
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