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Keegan Caldwell

Keegan M. Caldwell is an American attorney, patent agent, chemist, and businessman who is known for being the founding partner of the intellectual property law firm Caldwell.[1][2][3][4]

Keegan Caldwell
Born
Keegan M. Caldwell

(1979-04-20) April 20, 1979 (age 45)
Education
Occupation(s)Attorney, chemist, businessman

Early life and education edit

Caldwell grew up in Michigan.[2] During his senior year of high school in 1997, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.[2][3] After finishing his service in the Marine Corps. in his 20s, Caldwell suffered from a drug addiction and was convicted of six felonies.[3][5] After seeking treatment, Caldwell continued his education, earning a Bachelor of Science degree from Western Michigan University and a Ph.D. in physical chemistry from George Washington University.[2][5][3]

Career edit

As a chemist, Caldwell researched topics such as dealloyed PtCox catalysts, the effects of H3PO4 in high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells, and Pt-alloy catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells.[6] After developing an interest in becoming a patent agent, Caldwell interned in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.[5]

Addiction and sobriety edit

Caldwell struggled with a narcotics addiction for about a decade, starting in his teen years, and eventually became homeless, cut off from friends and family. [7] From 2003 to 2006, Caldwell said he was arrested 13 times and accumulated six felony convictions. He described himself as a “desperate person doing what I needed to do,” not a “criminal mastermind.” [5] Newly sober in the mid-2000s, he was living in a men's shelter and meeting weekly with a social worker whom he eventually told he wanted to go to college. [4]He is committed to his sobriety openly discussing his 12-step recovery and how that has changed his life. [5]

He also served as a registered patent agent for the IP firm Merritt & Merritt & Moulton and as a patent advisor at Downs Rachlin Martin PLLC.[3] Caldwell founded Caldwell Intellectual Property Law after he passed the patent bar in 2016.[5] The company helps clients develop and monetize patents and negotiates licensing and manufacturing deals.[4][5] After founding the company, he also became a registered lawyer by passing the Vermont State Bar exam.[3]

Through Caldwell IP, Caldwell also developed the Incarcerated Innovator's Program, which does pro bono work for inmates, helping them obtain patents for and monetize business ideas.[1][2][3][8]

Reducing recidivism edit

In 2022 Keegan launched the Incarcerated Innovator's Program [1][2][3][9] to help current and aspiring entrepreneurs succeed in life, especially those in underserved communities. The firm takes on pro-bono incarcerated inventors and helps them not only obtain patents for their inventions but also guides them in furthering their entrepreneurial dreams. Thomas Alston who is serving a 27-year federal prison sentence, contacted Caldwell to help him secure a patent for the invention, which was approved by the USPTO[10] /> Caldwell has also helped Bruce Bryan secure a patent for his platform designed to help inmates or former inmates pursue wrongful-conviction claims by providing a database of all parties involved in previously overturned cases, including prosecutors, judges and public defenders.[11]

Selected publications edit

  • Jia, Q., Caldwell, K., Strickland, K., Ziegelbauer, J. M., Liu, Z., Yu, Z., ... & Mukerjee, S. (2015). Improved oxygen reduction activity and durability of dealloyed PtCo x catalysts for proton exchange membrane fuel cells: strain, ligand, and particle size effects. ACS Catalysis, 5(1), 176–186.
  • Kaserer, S., Caldwell, K. M., Ramaker, D. E., & Roth, C. (2013). Analyzing the influence of H3PO4 as catalyst poison in high temperature PEM fuel cells using in-operando X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 117(12), 6210–6217.
  • Jia, Q., Li, J., Caldwell, K., Ramaker, D. E., Ziegelbauer, J. M., Kukreja, R. S., ... & Mukerjee, S. (2016). Circumventing metal dissolution induced degradation of Pt-alloy catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells: revealing the asymmetric volcano nature of redox catalysis. ACS Catalysis, 6(2), 928–938.
  • Jia, Q., Segre, C. U., Ramaker, D., Caldwell, K., Trahan, M., & Mukerjee, S. (2013). Structure–property–activity correlations of Pt-bimetallic nanoparticles: A theoretical study. Electrochimica Acta, 88, 604–613.
  • Jia, Q., Caldwell, K., Ramaker, D. E., Ziegelbauer, J. M., Liu, Z., Yu, Z., ... & Mukerjee, S. (2014). In situ spectroscopic evidence for ordered core–ultrathin shell Pt1Co1 nanoparticles with enhanced activity and stability as oxygen reduction electrocatalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 118(35), 20496–20503.
  • Caldwell, K. M., Ramaker, D. E., Jia, Q., Mukerjee, S., Ziegelbauer, J. M., Kukreja, R. S., & Kongkanand, A. (2015). Spectroscopic in situ Measurements of the Relative Pt Skin Thicknesses and Porosities of Dealloyed PtM n (Ni, Co) Electrocatalysts. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 119(1), 757-765.
  • Jia, Q., Caldwell, K., Ziegelbauer, J. M., Kongkanand, A., Wagner, F. T., Mukerjee, S., & Ramaker, D. E. (2014). The role of OOH binding site and Pt surface structure on ORR activities. Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 161(14), F1323.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Why This Law Firm Helps Inmates File--and Protect--Patents". inc.com. December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Boston lawyer reaches back to help incarcerated entrepreneurs". bizjournals.com. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "From Felon To Firm Owner, Mass. Atty Aids Inmate IP Pursuits - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  4. ^ a b c "The Rise of Intellectual Property". NASDAQ. 2023-03-09.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Before Starting His Law Firm, He Narrowly Avoided Prison". INC. 2021-12-23.
  6. ^ "Keegan Caldwell". scholar.google.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  7. ^ Vermont, Biz. "Publication". Vermont Biz. John Boutin.
  8. ^ "After 29 Years, 'The Poster Child For Clemency' Comes Home - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  9. ^ "After 29 Years, 'The Poster Child For Clemency' Comes Home - Law360". www.law360.com. Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  10. ^ Thomas, Alston. "Inventor". Google. Google.
  11. ^ Stewart, Arran. "Contributer". Nasdaq.

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