Kansas City Intellectual Property & Patent Lawyer

Bateman IP was established in 2003 by Randall (Rand) Bateman. Rand is a registered patent lawyer practicing in Kansas City, Missouri, and the surrounding metro area. He is currently the managing shareholder of BATEMAN IP. Apart from his work at Bateman IP, Rand has been a name partner in another intellectual property firm and was the head of the intellectual property groups at two large law firms. Rand has also served as Chair of the Intellectual Property Section and Chair of the Cyberlaw Section of the State Bar, and has been President of a regional bar association.

Rand’s practice is focused on the protection of all forms of intellectual property. Rand’s thirty-two years of experience include complex intellectual property litigation and the prosecution of patent, trademark, and copyright matters. He represents local, regional, national, and international clients. Particular areas of focus in Rand’s practice include medical device patents and shooting range/target technologies, as well as litigation representing patent and copyright owners. Rand also does extensive work in trademark disputes, both in the Federal Court and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. To date, Rand has obtained hundreds of patents for his clients and filed more than 1,000 trademark applications.

Rand has also litigated numerous patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters, ranging from architectural copyright cases to patent cases. As a patent lawyer, his successful efforts have ranged from million-dollar settlements on behalf of his clients to the invalidation of every claim in multiple patents being asserted against his clients. Rand is frequently called on to speak regarding intellectual property issues and has published numerous articles regarding Intellectual Property and how it affects business. Rand is also the founder of the Utah Genius Awards, which honor Utah’s top patentees and trademark registrants.

Rand has been listed for 18+ consecutive years in Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers and has been identified as one of the top 100 attorneys in his field. Outside of work, Rand enjoys cycling, fishing, and beating his children on the go-kart track.