Keith J. Grady

Partner

New Orleans

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"I rely on more than 30 years of courtroom and private-practice experience to develop, enforce, defend, and litigate clients’ intellectual property and patent rights."

Clients appreciate Keith Grady’s strategic ongoing counsel and valuable litigation experience. He has served as first chair in all phases of intellectual property litigation, appearing in hundreds of cases in courts nationwide to represent clients in preliminary injunction hearings, claim construction hearings, summary judgment hearings, and jury trials. Keith has presented arguments at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.

Keith represents publicly traded companies and major manufacturers in patent litigation in a variety of technological industries, including chemical, pharmaceutical, nutritional supplement, software, medical device, and mechanical devices. He also regularly represents clients in litigation involving technology-related disputes, trademarks, trade secrets, unfair competition, internet domain names, and trade dress. Keith frequently writes and speaks on topics including patent litigation, trademark litigation, and copyright issues.

Ranked in Chambers USA in Intellectual Property, Keith is appreciated by clients for his “very strong ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters.” Clients regard him as “a solid attorney with a loyal client base” who is “always attentive and keeps our best interests in mind.” Recommended in IAM Patent 1000, Keith is endorsed for his “exceptional knowledge of local judges” and is highlighted by peers as a “strong competitor who is fantastic at what he does.”

Before he entered private practice, Keith was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Missouri, a Staff Attorney for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth and Eighth Circuits, a Law Clerk for Judge Charles A. Shaw and Judge George F. Gunn of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, and a Law Clerk for Judge R.A. (Jim) Randall of the Minnesota Court of Appeals. His invaluable background with trial and appellate courts gives Keith particular insight into their decision-making process.

*Practice limited to federal intellectual property law; not licensed in Louisiana.

Thought Leadership

“2023 Federal Circuit Year in Review,” Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, March 2024
Ryan Lynch, “Samsung Earbuds Infringe Patent, Texas Suit Says,” Law360, October 11, 2023
Christopher J. Leisner, “Guiding Private Equity Companies’ Third Bite At The R&D Apple,” Bloomberg Law, April 2023
“2022 Federal Circuit Year in Review,” Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, March 2023
“Fed. Circ. Rulings that Gave Patent Law a New Spin in 2022,” Law360, December 12, 2022
“2021 Federal Circuit Year in Review,” Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, March 2022
“2020 Federal Circuit Year in Review,” Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, February 2021
“Federal Circuit Year in Review,” Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, March 2019
“Markman Hearings and Your IP Patent Claim: Litigation Strategies You Should Know,” August 2018
“Hot Topics in Patent Litigation,” IP Watchdog, October 2017
“Claim Construction and Markman Hearings Strategies in a Post AIA Landscape,” June 2017
“Supreme Court Patent Ruling: What Lies Ahead,” The National Law Review, May 24, 2017
“Supreme Court Decision Alters Patent Defense Landscape,” The National Law Review, March 23, 2017
“Supreme Court May Overturn 25-Year Precedent on Forum Shopping,” The National Law Review, December 21, 2016
“Supreme Court Loosens Standard for Willful Infringement/Enhanced Damages,” The National Law Review, June 17, 2016
“Federal Circuit Rejects Attempt to Limit Venue in Patent Cases,” The National Law Review, May 9, 2016
“Sweeping Developments in Patent Reform Agenda: The Innovation Act and the PATENT Act – A 2015 Perspective,” July 2015

Memberships

Member, American Bar Association
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Steering Committee Member, Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section)

Community Service

Board Member, Sheldon Theatre Friends
Volunteer Attorney, Missouri Coalition for the Right to Counsel

Mitchell Hamline School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1988
Tulane University, B.A., 1980

Bar Admissions

Missouri
Minnesota

Courts

U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Missouri
U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit

“Leadership in Law Honoree,” New Orleans CityBusiness, 2025
Chambers USA, 2012-2025
IAM Patent 1000, 2022-2025
“Best Lawyers,” The Best Lawyers in America, 2012-2026
“Lawyer of the Year,” The Best Lawyers in America, 2022
“Super Lawyers,” Missouri and Kansas Super Lawyers, 2012-2025
“Top 50 St. Louis Attorney,” Missouri Super Lawyers, 2022, 2024
IP STARS, 2014–2025

Representation of a fitness equipment manufacturer in patent litigation involving bicycle training equipment in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.
Successful defense of a product distributor in a design patent infringement claim filed with the U.S. International Trade Commission and the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado; the ITC case was dismissed upon the discovery of evidence of invalidity.
Successful defense of a pet grooming tool manufacturer in patent litigation involving two patents related to pet grooming tools in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; the case settled on favorable terms.
Successful representation of a patent holder in an infringement action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California related to patents that involve abbreviated dialing code technology; the case settled on favorable terms.
Successful representation of a healthcare products company in a claim for alleged infringement of a patent related to carbon dioxide absorbers for use with anesthesia machines; the court granted summary judgment of non-infringement.
Successful defense of a concrete shaving company in a patent infringement action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; the case settled after successfully obtaining reexamination of the asserted patent.
Successful defense of an electronic stock exchange in a patent infringement action originally filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas; succeeded in obtaining a mandamus petition to have the case transferred to the Southern District of New York, prevailed on the claim construction arguments, and won a summary judgment ruling of non-infringement; the Federal Circuit affirmed the judgment.
Successful defense of a bank in a patent infringement action pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois; the patent involved systems and methods for limiting spending via corporate credit cards and allowance cards; the court invalidated the patent on summary judgment.
Successful defense of a nutritional supplement company in a declaratory judgment action involving allegations of patent and trademark infringement related to three patents; obtained a favorable claim construction ruling following Markman briefing; case settled on favorable terms.
Involved in defense of a medical equipment manufacturer in a two-week jury trial and one-day court trial that involved, among other things, a claim for assignment of several patents related to medical devices; in a published opinion, the district court refused to assign the patents.
Successful defense of a natural resources extraction, environmental restoration, and industrial application company in a $31-million breach of contract claim brought by its distributor involving a technology license agreement related to patented disinfectant product for hospital use.
Successful representation of a patent holder in an infringement action filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri; the patent involved technology related to a variable speed controller for an electric motor; the case settled on favorable terms following a claim construction hearing.

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Keith J. Grady

Biography

Experience

News & Insights

Blog Posts

Bar Admissions

Courts