Kieran J. O'Leary

US Patent Counsel & IP Strategist

Munich, Germany & Pittsburgh, PA  ·  kieran.j.oleary@gmail.com  ·  USPTO Reg. No. 72826

Experience

US Counsel

2SPL Patentanwälte — Munich, Germany — January 2025–Present
  • Lead the firm's US practice group, serving as primary counsel for international clients on US IP law
  • Successfully secured over 150 patents in complex technical fields for major international clients
  • Collaborate with technical teams to protect innovations in machine learning, medical imaging, and semiconductors

US Patent Attorney

2SPL Patentanwälte — Munich, Germany — May 2019–December 2024
  • Managed the full lifecycle of prosecution for US utility, design, and trademark applications
  • Authored Freedom-to-Operate (FTO) opinions and validity analyses
  • Created and delivered training programs for European patent paralegals on US IP law
  • Coordinated with foreign associates across USPTO, EPO, JPO, and CNIPA

Senior Associate Editor, Practical Law

Thomson Reuters — Washington, DC — November 2015–April 2019
  • Collaborated on the launch of the Life Science service covering FDA regulations for drugs, biologics, and medical devices
  • Authored practice notes on IP and FDA developments for a broad audience

Patent Attorney

Kolslaw, P.C. — Harrisburg, PA — August 2014–April 2019
  • Founded solo practice focused on startups; advised on business formation, IP protection, and commercialization
  • Represented independent inventors through the USPTO Pro Bono program

Legal Intern

Bayer Healthcare — Indianola, PA — May 2013–December 2013
  • Supported Chief IP Counsel on patent prosecution and trademark analysis for medical injectors and radiology software

Education

J.D.; Intellectual Property Law Certificate

University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, PA — 2014

B.A., Political Science; Minor, Computer Science

University of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, PA — 2011

40 credit hours in Computer Science

Certificate in Drug Development

Temple University School of Pharmacy — Philadelphia, PA — 2018

Admissions