Kurt serves as a trusted advisor on patent law, especially when it comes to understanding the use of technology to advance business goals through the intellectual property laws.

Overview

Dedicated to intellectual property law for over 30 years, Kurt focuses his practice on the acquisition, licensing and enforcement of patents and trademarks in the U.S. and abroad. Kurt's clients rely on his background in the mechanical arts and his keen understanding of IP to patent and protect designs involving mechanical systems and to help them navigate the intellectual property laws to achieve their business goals.

Experience

As the former managing partner of Senniger Powers, a large IP law firm which merged with Stinson in 2018, Kurt is skilled at guiding clients through the diverse technical and legal strategies involved in patent issues.

Kurt's deep understanding of the legal IP issues relating to the mechanical arts covers a broad range of inventions and patents including medical devices, construction fasteners, seismic construction, refrigeration, air handling systems, pipe rehabilitation systems, shooting accessories, battery manufacturing equipment, semiconductor growth and processing equipment, pneumatic tools, electric motors and others.

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Recognitions

Recognitions

Named to the Legal 500 "U.S. City Elite" guide, 2026

Recognized as a "Recommended Individual" in the United States: Missouri jurisdiction by IAM Patent 1000, 2025-2026

Listed in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business for Intellectual Property in Missouri

Managing Intellectual Property, IP Stars – Patent Star, 2024-2026

Key Attorney, Chambers USA

Patent and Trademark Law, Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® list

Selected as "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America, 2020, 2024, 2026

Professional & Civic Activities

Professional & Civic Activities

The Missouri Bar Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis, Past President of the Patent and Trademark Section

Admissions

  • Missouri, 1988
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1989
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, 1990
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 1990

Education

University of Missouri School of Law, J.D., 1988

  • Missouri Law Review

University of Missouri - Columbia, B.S., 1985

Rice University, B.A., 1984

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