Michael Kinney
Partner at Dilworth IP
New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolMichael Kinney is an intellectual property partner and former engineer with 11+ years of industry experience and a JD from Quinnipiac, who translates deep technical knowledge in computer science and embedded systems into pragmatic patent, trademark, and copyright strategies. He has drafted and prosecuted patents across cellular and satellite communications, software, internet systems, consumer displays, and precision electro-mechanical devices, leveraging prior roles as a programmer and an engineer at Sikorsky to see inventions from an inventor’s perspective. Based in New Haven, he combines courtroom-capable IP practice (USPTO and Connecticut bar) with hands-on technical fluency—particularly in embedded and iOS-related domains noted on his GitHub. Known for guiding both individual inventors and multinational clients, he balances meticulous prosecution with commercially minded counseling. An uncommon strength is his ability to bridge low-level engineering realities and high-level IP strategy, reducing prosecution risk and aligning portfolios with product roadmaps.
11 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science & Engineering, BS, Computer Science & Engineering at University of ConnecticutJD, JD at Quinnipiac University School of Law
Github Skills (16)
connectivity10
connected9
smartdevicelink8
swift8
sdl8
flutter7
objective-c7
ios7
cocoapods6
macos6
react-native6
carthage4
async-await3
swiftui3
networking2
Programming languages (2)
Github contributions (5)
makinney/workSourceExamples
May 2015 - Apr 2022
Contributions:8 pushes, 1 branch in 7 years
makinney/PublicArt
Jan 2017 - Apr 2022
Contributions:13 pushes, 1 branch in 5 years 4 months
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