Washington, D.C. intellectual property lawyer Kevin Laurence talks about his firm’s experience with IPRs. He takes pride in his firm’s record, particularly in the many high-stakes patent cases that amounted to “bet-the-company” disputes. Over the years, his team has handled more than a hundred cases, achieving outcomes that far exceed industry averages—even during the early years of the PTAB, when it was often referred to as the “patent firing squad.” Despite those challenging conditions, his firm consistently secured successful results for patent owners.

He attributes that success to rigorous preparation, deep technical understanding, and the ability to accurately predict outcomes involving anticipation or obviousness. His team’s familiarity with procedural tactics—both in the pre-trial and trial phases—enables them to provide clients with a clear, realistic picture of what to expect. Just as importantly, they focus on presenting arguments in a way that makes it easy for judges to side with them—by taking the most reasonable, well-supported position possible.

Beyond litigation, he and his colleague Matt Phillips dedicate significant time to teaching and writing about inter partes reviews (IPRs). They have taught continuing legal education courses on review proceedings for over a decade through the Patent Resources Group, offering them twice a year. In conjunction with these courses, they authored a two-volume treatise on post-grant practice, which they update regularly. Together, they have also co-authored more than forty articles on post-grant topics and frequently lecture both nationally and internationally.

Since 2015, he has also served as an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School. He explains that this combination of teaching, writing, and practice keeps him and his team at the forefront of developments in post-grant law. Their continual engagement with evolving case law and PTAB trends allows them to apply cutting-edge insights directly to their cases—giving clients a strategic advantage built on both scholarship and experience.