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J. Ernest Kenney

ekenney@baconthomas.com




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Mr. Kenney is engaged in all phases of patent law practice in the mechanical, electro-mechanical, and industrial design technologies with emphasis on business planning and strategy based on patents and intellectual property; protection of inventions internationally through foreign patents, interferences, and appeals before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; litigation support and counseling; expert witness in patent litigation matters; licensing; counseling international clients on U.S. patent regulations and practice; and enforcement of patent rights against infringers.

He represents individual and corporate clients from the United States, Canada, Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Sweden, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and other countries in patent matters before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and provides counsel to such clients on U.S. patent related issues.

Prior to joining Bacon & Thomas, he was associated with the former Manufacturers Aircraft Association in New York City for 15 years, where he managed a patent research group in the aerospace and aeronautical technologies and was engaged as an arbitrator of aerospace and aeronautical patent disputes that constituted some of the Association’s activities in its role as administrator of a patent cross-license agreement between the domestic aircraft and aerospace manufacturers originally established under U.S. government sponsorship.




Practice Areas
•  Patent Counseling, Preparation, and
   Prosecution
•  Patent Infringement and Invalidity
   Opinions
•  Right-to-Practice Opinions
•  Intellectual Property Due Diligence
•  Licensing and IP Transactions
•  Foreign Patent Procurement

Technical Areas of Emphasis
•  Electro-Mechanical Systems
•  Materials Engineering
•  Mechanical Engineering
•  Medical Devices and Procedures

Education
George Washington University (LL.B.)
University of Massachusetts
   (B.S. Mechanical Engineering)


Admissions
Virginia
District of Columbia
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office


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