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Kenneth Cheney is a partner in the law firm of Morgan Lewis & Bockius, and is based in the Firm’s Orange County office. Ken advises clients on the full spectrum of intellectual property (IP) matters, with an emphasis on patent-related disputes and transactional matters. Ken routinely represents clients before the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and in appeals and post-issuance patent challenges before the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board. His litigation experience has involved patent and trademark infringement, trade secrets, fraud, and breach of contract. Ken also conducts freedom-to-operate and IP due diligence investigations in connection with funding, acquisition, and merger transactions, and prepares legal opinions on patent validity, infringement, and noninfringement. Ken's practice spans a variety of technologies, with a focus on life science and hi-tech industries. With his degree in computer engineering and industry experience, Ken is intimately familiar with computer hardware and software systems, networking, analog and digital technology, semiconductor devices, electrical and electromagnetic circuits, integrated circuits, mixed signal systems, volatile and nonvolatile memory systems and devices, artificial intelligence, big data, social networks, mathematical and computer modeling, visualization and simulation software, virtual reality software and systems, spacecraft applications, solar and battery cell technology, and quantum mechanics. Ken's technical experience in the life sciences includes medical devices and methods (e.g., stents, catheters, implantable devices, glucose monitoring, infusion pumps, ultrasound, electric and magnetic field therapy, and MRI), external and intra-body therapies, DNA chromatography, and stem cell technologies. Ken regularly authors articles on IP-related issues, with a recent focus on patent law under the America Invents Act. He is also a contributing author of Computer Games and Immersive Entertainment: Next Frontiers in IP Law, published by the American Bar Association. Ken's first legal publication explored international norms in stem cell research. Prior to attending law school, Ken gained experience as a software engineer in the aerospace and healthcare industries.Ken is a member of the California State Bar and is registered to practice before the USPTO.Attorney Advertising. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

Listed skills include Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks, Litigation, and 15 others.