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J. Ernest Kenney
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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 patentability
evaluation, patent application preparation, patent application
prosecution before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office,
infringement opinions, patent validity opinions, due diligence
investigations and opinions, counseling corporate and
individual clients on patent-related issues 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.
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.
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.
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| Born: |
Athol, Massachusetts
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| Education: |
University of Massachusetts (B.S.M.E.)
George Washington University (LL.B.)
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| Bars: |
Virginia
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (Agent, Attorney)
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| E-Mail: |
ekenney@baconthomas.com |
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