Kamal is a member of Merchant & Gould's electronics and computer law practice group in Atlanta. Kamal has experience helping an array of clients develop IP strategies including preparing and prosecuting client inventions related to electrical and computer technology arts, mechanical arts, and semiconductor technology. Kamal also counsels clients on a variety of matters, including prosecuting foreign applications, assisting in foreign opposition proceedings, patent landscape, freedom to operate, patentability, and patent validity.

Kamal joined Merchant & Gould in 2012 from G.E. Energy where he worked as a Patent Engineer. Kamal has also worked at Hewlett Packard as intellectual property specialist and K& S Partners as Patent agent. Kamal has a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi. Outside of the office, Kamal enjoys hiking and gardening.

Education

Georgia State University
J.D., 2019

Indian Institute of Technology
B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, 2005

Franklin Pierce Law Center
Master of Intellectual Property, 2010

Admissions

State Bar of Georgia, 2019
Registered Patent Agent (Indian Patent Office)
Limited Registration, United States Patent & Trademark Office

Patents

U.S. Patent No.: 10,284,003; entitled: End User based backup management. Kamal K Arvind, Vernon Meadows, Marc Karl Losee, Jerry Steven Massey

U.S. Patent No.: 9,502,898; entitled: Systems and methods for managing a power distribution system. Kamal K Arvind, Vernon Meadows, Marc Karl Losee

U.S. Patent No.: 9,484,743; entitled: Power distribution network event analysis using data from different data sources. Ramon Juan San Andres, Kamal K Arvind, Vernon Meadows, Atul Nigam

U.S. Patent No.: 9,250,674; entitled: Methods and Systems for restoring power based on forecasted loads. Ramon Juan San Andres, Atul Nigam, Kamal K Arvind, Mary Elizabeth Bain

U.S. Patent No.: 8,825,553; entitled: Secure Customer acknowledgement of relay actuation. Hyoung Jhang, Vernon Meadows, Kamal K Arvind

Publications & Speaking

Big Changes in International IP Laws: Business Methods and Computer Programs in China and Copyright Protection for Digital Technologies in Europe, Author, Amercian Bar Association, June 2018.

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10/26/15

Merchant & Gould's Atlanta office relocates

Merchant & Gould, a national intellectual property law firm, announced today that its Atlanta, Georgia office has relocated. Effective October 26, 2015, Merchant & Gould has moved to a different floor in One Ninety One Peachtree Tower, occupying Suite ...