Kyle is the Group Leader of Spencer Fane's Intellectual Property and Technology Group and earned a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Kansas in 1990. Since graduating from the University of Kansas School of Law in 1992, Kyle, a licensed patent attorney and certified mediator, has devoted his career exclusively to intellectual property law and related issues, including the transfer of intellectual property from employees to employers and the non-competition and restrictive covenants, which frequently accompany such transfers.

He is an experienced litigator, has negotiated and closed multiple non-compete and licensing agreements, and has worked on the acquisition of exclusive rights involving a wide range of technology including software, telecommunications, medical devices, filtration, semiconductors, agriculture, and food processing. He has also developed trade secret programs, and worked with many clients to resolve disputes pertaining to trade secrets, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and violations of restrictive covenants placed on employees and independent contractors

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