Scott McKeown Listed in IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists

Scott McKeown, a shareholder in Wolf Greenfield’s Post-Grant Proceedings Practice, was included in the 2024 edition of the IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists. The IAM Strategy 300 identifies top practitioners who are taking IP portfolio management to the next level by leading the way in developing and implementing strategies that maximize the value of IP portfolios. The guide lists individuals from service providers, corporations, research institutions, and universities.

Scott focuses his practice on post-grant patent counseling and litigation matters at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and related appeals to the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). Scott handles all aspects of post-issuance patent proceedings, with a particular focus on administrative trials before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), such as inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR). He also provides advice on USPTO post-grant proceedings concurrent with complex International Trade Commission (ITC) and district court litigations. Scott is one of the most active PTAB trial attorneys in the US, having handled more than 400 PTAB matters since 2012, including those in which more than $500 million was at stake. He currently serves as lead post-grant counsel to some of the world’s best-known innovators and has handled some of the most noteworthy PTAB trials to date, including the only precedential decision on live testimony.

Individuals selected to the IAM Strategy 300 are primarily identified through confidential nominations made online. The research process also involves face-to-face and telephone interviews, as well as email exchanges, with senior members of the global IP community. No individual can qualify for a listing unless they are nominated by at least three people from outside of their own organization. Those individuals who further research shows to have exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation, and management of IP value, are featured in the IAM Strategy 300. Read more.