R. Devin Ricci

Devin Ricci is a partner in the New Orleans and Houston offices of Kean Miller. He joined the firm in 2012 and practices primarily in the intellectual property group, but also practices in the pipeline and expropriations, commercial litigation, and transaction groups.

As a member of the intellectual property group, Devin has performed a gamut of legal services. Devin is a registered patent attorney and has experience in all four areas of intellectual property rights: patents, trademarks, copyright, and trade secrets. He splits his time between intellectual property litigation to enforce and defend the rights of his clients and prosecution work to secure and obtain intellectual property rights on behalf of clients. Devin’s litigation experience spans patent infringement, trademark infringement, and trade secret misappropriation. He has represented companies of all types and sizes in litigation matters, from major oil companies to technology companies to clients who provide goods in the hunting industry. Devin has also assisted clients as both the plaintiff and defendant in a myriad of business litigation matters in both state and federal courts.

Devin routinely assists clients ranging from single inventors and artists to Fortune 500 companies with obtaining and securing their intellectual property rights. He has successfully drafted and prosecuted U.S. patent applications and coordinated with international counsel for the successful prosecution of PCT applications to obtain foreign patent rights. He has conducted patent prior art searches and provided design around opinions, non-infringement opinions, and freedom to operate opinions. Devin conducts trademark screening searches and prosecutes state, federal, and international trademark applications. He has managed U.S. and international portfolios of patent and trademark rights on behalf of various clients, and has drafted and negotiated IP licenses, assignments, and sales of IP assets. Devin also assists clients with the protection of their copyrighted works.

Devin also practices in matters concerning pipeline servitudes and expropriation rights. In this capacity, Devin has negotiated servitude agreements with landowners to obtain rights of way for pipeline projects and has litigated expropriation suits when necessary to secure these rights. He has conducted due diligence review of servitude rights belonging to his clients and those of third parties affecting industrial site projects. Such representation has included the negotiation and implementation of letters of no objection (LONO’s) for pipeline and utility installation and crossings.

Devin is listed among the top intellectual property lawyers in the State of Louisiana by Chambers USA 2023. He is recognized by The Best Lawyers in America in copyright law for 2024. He is listed as a Rising Star by Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2016-2022 and was chosen for the New Orleans CityBusiness 2022 Leadership in Law list.