Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
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Kenyon & Kenyon LLP is one of the largest and most diversified law firms in the country concentrating on the practice of intellectual property. Founded over 125 years ago and with offices in New York, Washington DC, and Silicon Valley, the firm provides litigation, prosecution, licensing and counseling services relating to patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets and related matters, such as unfair business and unfair trade practices. The firm is equipped with the most preeminent intellectual property litigation group in the country. We have some of the nation’s best litigators who possess very deep and first-chair trial experience. This is largely unmatched by other law firms practicing in our field of expertise
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[edit] Some Recent Survey Rankings
- Ranked in the top 5 of US firms representing the 50 most innovative companies in the world in IP Law & Business “Who Protects Innovation America 2008."
- Nominated in 2008 as one of four firms by Managing Intellectual Property for the “Full-Service IP Firm of the Year” award.
- Ranked in the top tier for International Trade Commission work by Managing Intellectual Property World “IP Survey 2008”.
- Ranked in the top three tiers in both contentious and non-contentious patent, trademark and copyright representation, as well as for work in the Bio Life Sciences area by Managing Intellectual Property “World IP Survey 2008”.
- Ranked in the top three tiers for intellectual property work by Chambers USA 2008.
- Ranked in the top tier for patent licensing work by The Legal 500 US 2008.
- Ranked in the top tier for patent re-examination work by The Legal 500 US 2008.
- Ranked in the top two tiers for trademark litigation and non-contentious work in The Legal 500 US 2008.
- Ranked in the top 10 of US firms representing plaintiffs and defendants in district courts in the IP Law & Business “Patent Litigation Survey 2008.”
- Ranked as one of the top 20 US firms by IP Today's “2008 Top Patent Firms Survey” according to the number of patents issued in the previous year.
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At Kenyon, we strive to provide the best client representation through our experience, technological expertise, anticipation of client needs, clear and open communication, and an understanding of the vital role played by a comprehensive intellectual property protection and enforcement strategy. We are committed to comprehending our clients’ products, processes and services in the context of their industries. We achieve this end in part through the unmatched educational backgrounds of our attorneys – 95 percent have technology and/or science degrees (many with advanced degrees) in such fields as electrical engineering, physics, computer science, mechanical engineering, chemistry, chemical engineering, and life sciences. In addition, the legal ability, training and experience of our lawyers enables us to design and implement legal strategies to protect innovation essential to the health of those businesses. We help clients identify the appropriate form or forms of protection for their assets, whether it be patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, licenses, or a combination of these. We protect the value of these assets in court and at the United States International Trade Commission, and we defend clients against claims by others.
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The Firm’s experience spans the business spectrum. We have represented clients in such technological areas as computers (both hardware and software), biotechnology products and processes, machinery, pharmaceuticals and plastics. Additionally, we have provided services to clients in aerospace, photography, medical devices, metallurgy, basic chemicals and petrochemicals, environmental processes, food and beverages, transportation vehicles, agribio products, robotics and telecommunications. We have also represented clients in entertainment and the arts, toys, publishing, travel, sports, marketing and advertising.
[edit] International Work
Kenyon & Kenyon has a worldwide clientele. We represent not only North American companies, but also European, Japanese and multinational firms. We have coordinated multinational disputes in a number of instances, both to ensure that the U.S. litigation, which is our primary responsibility, is not compromised by events in other countries and to assist counsel in those countries to present the most effective claims and defenses.
We have also developed and maintained international IP portfolios for our worldwide clients and have garnered great relationships with foreign associates in virtually every major industrial country
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Kenyon & Kenyon LLP’s primary source of legal talent comes from our Summer Program. We run a Summer Program in each of our three offices, New York, Washington, DC and Silicon Valley. We generally hire 16-25 summer associates to fill our needs for the next year. The program tries to provide each summer associate with an experience that fairly represents life as a first year attorney. Each summer associate is placed on the team of an ongoing litigation and undertakes a variety of projects for that team. This enables them to become familiar with a case and to experience what it is like to be part of a litigation team. We also introduce them to other facets of the firm’s practice such as patent prosecution, opinion work, trademark and copyright practice, licensing, pro bono work, etc.
Kenyon & Kenyon attorneys present a series of seminars during the summer to familiarize the summer associates with intellectual property issues and the Practice Groups host lunches to give them an introduction to the breadth of the practice in each area and to talk about cases presently in progress or recently completed.
We make sure all the summer associates have the opportunity to attend depositions, client meetings, oral arguments and trials. Each summer associate has an assigned Mentor and Buddy to help them navigate the summer, provide guidance and answer any questions that may arise, regarding the practice or life at Kenyon & Kenyon.
The program also includes a variety of social functions intended to introduce the summer associates to our lawyers and staff as well as acquaint them with the various charms and endless possibilities of each of our locations. For example, we host cocktail parties, cruises, wine tasting dinners, a theater evening, sporting events, a series of ethnic dinners and our cooking school adventure, complete with apron and toque.
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