Kirk A. Sigmon
Founding Partner & Chief Innovation Attorney, KellDann Law PLLC
Intellectual Property, AI & Technology Lawyer
Developer, PatentAgility AI Patent Analysis Toolkit
Charity Event Organizer
Competitive Ballroom Dancer, Engineer, Lifter, Martial Artist, Yogi, Cook, & more.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Intellectual Property, AI & Technology Lawyer
Developer, PatentAgility AI Patent Analysis Toolkit
Charity Event Organizer
Competitive Ballroom Dancer, Engineer, Lifter, Martial Artist, Yogi, Cook, & more.
Location: Washington, D.C.
Recent News Coverage
Recent Podcast Appearances
- America 250: Unsung American Inventions - The Washington Times
- Patent Examiner's Work After Ethics Probe Spurs Fairness Doubts - Bloomberg Law
- Louis Vuitton slaps Maryland Live! with pricey lawsuit - WUSA9
- Ownership vs. Acquisition: When a Name Stops Belonging to You - BeautyMatter
- Taylor Swift likeness rights - Yahoo Entertainment, ABC, Decrypt
- Tech Trends to Watch in 2026 - eMarketer
- China and U.S. signal openness to AI patents in the AI race, but applicants should proceed carefully - Reuters
- The US Patent Office Is Re-Examining Nintendo’s Patent On Summoning and Battling Characters - WCCF Tech
- AI PC's Unmet Promise Dragging Down Adoption - TechNewsWorld
- Super Mario, Sonic and Lara Croft: Video game icons celebrate milestone anniversaries - El Pais
- AI-Specific Patent Memorandum Triggers Uptick in AI Patent Application Filings - Law360
- OpenAI's Sora Backlash Shows IP Challenges For Tech Cos. - Law360
- Dictionary, Encyclopedia Company Sue AI Platform Alleging 'Massive Copying' - NTD
- AI Can Code Faster Than Humans, but Speed Comes With Far-Reaching Risks - The Epoch Times
- AI Slop Is Ripping Off One of Summer’s Best Games. Fighting Back Is Harder Than You Think — WIRED
- Josh Hawley, Richard Blumenthal Push Artificial Intelligence Legislation — Sourcing Journal
- U.S. Patent Office Tightens Rules on AI-Related Inventions — AI Journal
- How to Succeed (or Fail) with AI-Driven Development — InfoWorld
- Copyright Registration Office, Artificial Intelligence, Trademark, Design Patent, GenAI — Sourcing Journal
- The Intellectual Property Risks of GenAI — InformationWeek
- A Videogame Patent Lawyer Breaks Down Nintendo’s Risky Palworld Lawsuit: ‘It Definitely Feels Like a Punishment’ — PC Gamer
- Palworld Developer Reports Nintendo’s Suing — Yahoo Tech
- The Scarlett Johansson–OpenAI Clash Is a Vision of the Future — The Daily Upside
- Paralegals Versus AI — ABA Journal
- On-Device AI Processing: The Game-Changer for Mobile Commerce — PYMNTS
- Lacks Family Lawsuits Seek Share of Profits Stemming From HeLa Cells — BioSpace
- Google Gemini Tip of the Iceberg: AI Bias’ Devastating Impact on Humanity, Experts Warn — Fox Business
- Generative AI Reinventing Retail, Optimizing Growth — WWD
- Motion in Germany Wants Loot Boxes Banned — CyberNews
- Feature Article — Calaméo
- AI Insight Forum Raises Problems From the Start: One Is Closed Doors — Reworked
- One Way Vision Pro Feature — Yahoo Lifestyle
Recent Podcast Appearances
- The Mythic Mic Podcast - S.2 Ep. 6: Copyright and Chaos: Inside the Fan Fiction Legal Debate with Attorney Kirk Sigmon
- Run N Game Entertainment - We can FIGHT Nintendo's patents, here's how!
- Grokludo - Owning Game Mechanics? Making Sense of Nintendo's Patents
- School of Pop — Fan Creations: What's legal? What's ethical?
- Pod Curiam — Guest Episode: Nerds v. Nintendo
- The Six Five Connected with Diana Blass — Copyright, Deep Fakes, and Data Privacy in the Age of AI
- The Hot Seat — Interview with Kirk Sigmon
