Kevin Belote is an associate in the Intellectual Property Patents – Electrical and Computer Science Group. Mr. Belote focuses his practice on the solicitation of patents with an emphasis on electrical and computer-related technologies. His practice further includes patentability opinions, infringement and invalidity studies and due diligence evaluations of patent portfolios.
Mr. Belote is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He received his J.D., with honors, in 2008 from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Law. While at the University of North Carolina, he served as a member of the North Carolina Journal of Law and Technology and as an officer of the Carolina Intellectual Property Law Association. Mr. Belote also received the Gressman-Politt Award for outstanding oral advocacy and a merit award for excellence in legal research and writing. Mr. Belote received a B.S. in computer engineering, a B.S. in computer science and a minor in Spanish from North Carolina State University in 2001, where he graduated summa cum laude and was the class valedictorian.