Overview
Kevin Soucek is an experienced attorney with a practice that primarily focuses on various intellectual property matters. As Counsel in McDonald Hopkins' Intellectual Property Department, he provides thoughtful legal guidance toward the creation, development, revival, enforcement, and overall management and exploitation of intellectual property assets. Additionally, Kevin provides counsel to clients with respect to risk management, and other considerations, when developing comprehensive IP portfolio strategies.
Kevin has experience in actively litigating and resolving many U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board cancellation and opposition proceedings, and other appeals, as well as various pre-litigation brand enforcement matters. He also has experience in handling various transactional matters, such as negotiating the terms and conditions of licensing agreements or the assignment of certain registered/unregistered trademarks and/or copyrights. In addition, among other matters, Kevin regularly provides strategic counsel to clients on key considerations in anticipation of navigating the various aspects of domestic and foreign trademark application preparation, prosecution and later maintenance.
Beyond his intellectual property practice, Kevin has had experience advising business owners and individuals on a diverse range of tax, corporate, nonprofit, and estate planning and probate matters. He previously had his own expanding practice representing clients throughout Ohio regarding intellectual property, tax, probate and other general business matters.
Honors & Recognition
Selected for inclusion in Ohio Rising Stars (2023-2025)
CALI for Excellence Award: International Law; Real Estate Finance
Credentials
Education
Capital University Law School
John Carroll University, Boler School of Business
Admissions – Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Admissions – State
- Ohio
Professional & Civic
Professional Activities
Member, Ohio State Bar Association
Accreditation
Notary Public, State of Ohio