With decades of frontline experience, Scott Bluni provides KDB clients an innovative and progressive approach to product-oriented counsel on all issues related to intellectual property. Scott’s senior law firm, in-house, and patent examiner positions provide clients and colleagues with a strategic and trusted perspective on intellectual property law. He has been recognized by Chambers USA as having “fantastic practical business instincts as well as strong legal skills”. 

Scott represents clients across a wide range of industries and technologies, though has a particular expertise in medical technologies and life science patent matters. With a solution-centered approach, Scott works with a range of clients, including: 

• Fortune 20 companies 
• Large and mid-sized public companies 
• Start-ups 
• Research universities 

His experience includes: 

• Diligence and technology transactions valued up to $1 billion 
• Infringement avoidance for high-value products 
• Counseling on complex patent litigation matters 
• General counsel to smaller clients focused on strategic portfolio management and invention mining 
• Licensing of patented, unpatented and software technologies 
• Development and implementation of spinout and out-licensing strategies for research universities 

Prior to joining KDB in 2014 as a name partner, Scott was a partner and co-chair of the intellectual property group at Bingham McCutchen. Scott started his legal career as a patent examiner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. 

Honors

America’s Leading Lawyers For Business: Massachusetts

Super Lawyers Massachusetts

Chambers and Partners 2020 Ranked IP Attorney – Band 4

Chambers and Partners 2019 Ranked IP Attorney – Band 4

“Extremely hard-working and responsive. He has fantastic practical business instincts as well as strong legal skills.” – Chambers USA, 2018

Chambers and Partners 2018 Ranked IP Attorney – Band 4

 

“Perfect combination of strong legal skills and very practical business interests” – Chambers USA, 2017

Chambers and Partners 2017 Ranked IP Attorney – Band 4

 

Managing IP: Global IP Star

LMG Life Sciences: Life Sciences Star

Contributed Content

• Scott Bluni, “Perspective: It’s the Age of the Law Boutique,” Bloomberg Business of Law (May 19, 2016)