Joseph D. Kuborn

Joseph D. Kuborn is a partner at Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall.

Joe's practice includes domestic and international patent and trademark prosecution and strategic analysis related to product developments and discoveries. He is experienced in the areas of intellectual property enforcement and infringement studies. He also counsels clients on trade secret protection and copyrights and has experience with drafting and negotiating technology transfers, license agreements, and confidentiality agreements.

Mr. Kuborn has worked with a wide variety of technologies, including medical devices, RF technology, wireless communication devices, metering equipment, computer software and hardware, plastic film handling, smoke detecting devices, home heating system controls, car wash operational controls and sporting equipment.

Joe is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (B.S.Electrical Engineering, with honors, 1991) and Marquette University Law School (J.D., cum laude, 1995). While at Marquette, Joe was a member of the Marquette Law Review (1994-95) and participated in the Marquette Intellectual Property Law Society.

Joe is admitted to practice in Wisconsin and before the U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Wisconsin. He is also a registered patent attorney, licensed to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Joe is a member of the American Bar Association and its section of Intellectual Property Law, the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Wisconsin Intellectual Property Law Association, and the Milwaukee Bar Association. He is also a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Prior to joining Andrus, Sceales, Starke & Sawall, Mr. Kuborn worked in the legal departments of Eaton Corporation and Johnson Controls.