Kyril Talanov - Lawyer in Houston, TX

Kyril Talanov is a trial lawyer focused on intellectual property matters, including patent and trade secret litigation. He has experience litigating disputes involving a variety of technologies, such as oilfield drilling and completion tools, smartphones and medical devices. Before becoming a lawyer, Mr. Talanov was a process engineer in the areas of oil, gas, and petrochemicals technology.

He has also represented clients in various civil litigation matters including commercial disputes as well as pro bono divorce, immigration, and civil rights.

Mr. Talanov joined AZA from Winston Strawn where he represented companies of all sizes, including Fortune 100 firms. While in law school at the University of Houston Law Center, he assisted with patent prosecution at an boutique intellectual property firm. He focused on chemical and mechanical technologies, such as oilfield drilling tools and fluids, polymers and plastics, catalytic reactions and distillation processes, and consumer products. Mr. Talanov also interned for Justice Tim Taft at the 1st Court of Appeals of Texas.

From 2017-2020, Mr. Talanov has made the list of Texas Rising Stars for his work in IP litigation. The list honors the best Texas lawyers who are age 40 or younger or those who have practiced no more than 10 years. Less than 2.5 percent of eligible Texas attorneys earn this recognition each year.

Mr. Talanov has five years of industry experience as a process engineer with Exxon Mobil and Black Veatch in the areas of oil, gas, and petrochemicals, including olefins and aromatics, syngas, utilities, gas processing and desulfurization, and LNG. His responsibilities included engineering design of large grassroots facilities, de-bottleneck projects, and technical support for chemical plant and refinery operations. He received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering, cum laude from Texas Tech University.