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About the Firm

A patent attorney, physician, and engineer — in one advisor.

Most patent attorneys possess legal training. Very few can sit in a room and discuss medicine, device design, electronics, software, and AI architecture in the same conversation. That combination is the foundation of this practice.

The Practitioner

Robb Knechtel

Founder, Knechtel Law Group — patent counsel for medical technology, AI-enabled systems, and advanced innovation.

For more than three decades, Robb Knechtel has helped companies translate complex technology into defensible intellectual property. His practice is distinguished by a rare combination of credentials: a registered patent attorney with a medical degree and formal engineering training.

That background allows him to engage directly with the substance of an invention — clinical workflow, device mechanics, signal and sensor design, software behavior, and the role of machine learning within a larger system — and to translate it into patent strategy that holds up commercially and legally.

He represents clients across the United States and internationally, working directly with founders, R&D leaders, chief medical officers, and general counsel. Every matter receives direct, partner-level attention.

Robb Knechtel, founder of Knechtel Law Group

Credentials

An uncommon convergence of training.

Medical Degree

A physician's understanding of clinical context, anatomy, diagnostics, and the realities of how medical technology is actually used in care.

Engineering Education

Formal engineering training that supports fluent discussion of electromechanical systems, sensors, electronics, and software-enabled products.

Registered Patent Attorney

More than 35 years preparing and prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications and counseling companies on portfolio strategy.

AI-Enabled Systems Fluency

Working command of machine learning concepts — model training and inference, data pipelines, computer vision, and LLM architecture — applied to real products.

Representative Technologies

Where this experience has been applied.

The challenge in most "AI inventions" today is rarely the AI. It is understanding the underlying domain well enough to find the real, patentable innovation.

Philosophy of Practice

Counsel, not volume.

This is a deliberately selective practice. A limited client roster allows substantial attention to each engagement and practical, business-oriented advice rather than volume-driven patent production.

The objective is not to become the largest IP firm — it is to become trusted intellectual property counsel for a select group of innovative companies.

  • Direct partner-level service on every matter
  • No work delegated to junior associates
  • Business-oriented advice, not paperwork
  • Strategy aligned with launches, funding, and exits
  • Confidential, responsive, and senior throughout

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