People | Keith F. Noe

Keith’s practice involves all areas of intellectual property and related corporate transactional matters. Keith brings a unique perspective when counseling clients, based on over 20 years of combined experience in private practice and as in-house patent counsel.

Prior to joining the firm, Keith served as Vice President of Intellectual Property for Cookson Electronics, a leading supplier of materials and equipment to the printed circuit board fabrication industry, where he played an integral role in identifying and securing key technologies that helped expand the company’s product offerings. He also was instrumental in overseeing the development of Cookson’s extensive intellectual property portfolio and enforcing its intellectual property against competitors, which resulted in either substantial licensing fees or exclusive positions in key technological areas. Keith’s significant corporate experience enables him to provide intellectual property and management services with an in-house perspective.

Keith also served as Assistant General Counsel for GTECH Corporation, the world’s largest lottery service provider. At GTECH, Keith was one of 15 company employees selected to participate in Performance Leadership, an intense, one-year program based on the teachings of Dr. Noel M. Tichy, the author of The Leadership Engine. During this program, Keith and his teammates were tasked with completely overhauling the way in which GTECH developed and marketed new products.While in private practice, Keith performed extensive patent and trademark prosecution at a small Providence patent boutique and a St. Louis intellectual property law firm, where he counseled many small and medium-sized companies in a diverse array of technologies.

• University of New Hampshire School of Law (formerly, Franklin Pierce Law Center), J.D., focus on Intellectual Property Law.
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering.
• The Judge Advocate General's School, United States Army, Officer Advance Course.
• The Judge Advocate General's School, United States Army, Officer Basic Course.
• United States Army Engineer School, Engineer Officer Basic Course.
• Vice President of Intellectual Property, Cookson Electronics, Inc.
• Assistant General Counsel, GTECH Corporation.

• Admitted to practice law in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Missouri, Illinois, and in various federal courts
• Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Member, Boston Patent Law Association
• Retired from the U.S. Army. Last served as the Deputy Judge Advocate General for Joint Force Headquarters of the Rhode Island Army National Guard