Kenneth L. Dorsney is the Chair of Morris James’ intellectual property Practice.

He is a registered patent attorney with over 20 years of experience resolving patent, trademark, trade secret, and copyright disputes in the District of Delaware, through litigation and mediation.

Ken’s practice focuses on the representation of corporate clients and the interests of outside counsel in a wide variety of complex intellectual property matters. According to IAM Patent 100 magazine “Trial-savvy Kenneth L. Dorsney boasts ‘excellent credentials’; a registered  patent attorney, he has a commanding grasp of the legal and technical issues at play in any dispute.”

Ken was appointed by Chief Judge Connolly to serve on the Lawyer Advisory Committee for the U.S.D.C. in Delaware.

Ken has spoken at numerous seminars and law schools on patent law and litigation and is Editor-in-Chief and a Co-Author of the AIPLA/Bloomberg Law’s Evidence in Patent Cases and the ABA’s Pre-ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Developing a Drug Product and Patent Portfolio, ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Pharmaceutical Patent Litigators, and Biosimilars Litigation and Client Counseling.

Representative Matters
  • ADTRAN, Inc. v. TQ Delta, LLC
  • Amgen Inc. v. Hetero USA Inc., et al.
  • AstraZeneca AB v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., et al.
  • Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH, et al. v. Aurobindo Pharma Ltd., et al.
  • Blackbird Tech LLC v. Garmin Ltd., et al.
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., et al. v. Bionpharma, Inc.
  • Cirba Inc., et al. v. VMware, Inc.
  • Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC v. Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Forest Laboratories, LLC, et al. v. Apotex Inc., et al.
  • Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC, et al. v. Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Genuine Enabling Technology LLC v. Sony Corp., et al.
  • Memory Integrity, LLC v. ASUSTek Computer, Inc., et al.
  • Pfizer Inc., et al. v. Micro Labs USA Inc., et al.
  • Onyx Therapeutics, Inc. v. Sagent Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • TQ Delta, LLC v. ZyXel Communications, Inc., et al.
  • UCB, Inc., et al. v. Apotex Corp. and Apotex, Inc.
  • Wyeth LLC, et al. v. Apotex Inc., et al.
  • Summit Data Systems LLC v. EMC Corporation, et al.
  • Finjan Inc. v. McAfee Inc., et al.
  • McGrath v. Datex-Ohmeda Inc., et al.
  • Novartis Corporation v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • Scholastic Inc. v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • Randstad Holding N. V. v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc. v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • TriMas Corporation v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • 1-800 Contacts Inc. v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • Five Star Quality Care Inc. v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • Instinet Incorporated v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • American Apparel Inc. v. Webvention Holdings LLC and Webvention LLC
  • Sonion Nederland BV v. Asius Technologies LLC
  • Serverside Group Limited, et al. v. CPI Card Group – Minnesota Inc., et al.
  • SonicWALL Inc. v. Innovatio IP Ventures LLC
  • Select Retrieval LLC v. Amerimark Direct LLC, et al.
  • AVM Technologies LLC v. Intel Corporation
  • Polar Electro Oy v. Suunto Oy, et al.
  • Asahi Glass Co., Ltd., et al. v. Guardian Industries Corp.
  • Round Rock Research LLC v. Macy’s Inc.
  • Verance Corp. v. Digimarc Corp. (Delaware), et al.
  • Universal Innovations LLC v. CS Industries Inc., et al.
  • Where 2 Get It, Inc. v. Geo Tag Inc.
  • Warnock v. GetFugu Inc., et al.
  • American Cruise Lines Inc. v. HMS American Queen Steamboat Co., et al.
  • Starhome GmbH v. AT&T Mobility LLC, et al.
  • Alkermes Pharma Ireland Limited, et al. v. Torrent Pharmaceuticals Limited, et al.
  • Technology Innovations LLC v. Amazon.com Inc.
  • Chalumeau Power Systems LLC v. Allied Telesis Inc., et al.
  • Cisco Systems Inc., et al. v. Innovatio IP Ventures LLC
  • FastVDO LLC v. Apple Inc., et al.
  • FotoMedia Technologies LLC v. Facebook Inc., et al.
  • ChriMar Systems Inc., et al. v. Cisco Systems Inc., et al.
  • Digital CBT LLC v. TiVo Inc.
  • Digital CBT LLC v. AT&T Inc.
  • Ever Win International Corporation v. RadioShack Corporation
  • EIT Holdings LLC v. Barnes & Noble Inc.
  • Golden Bridge Technology Inc. v. Amazon.Com Inc., et al.
  • Microsoft Corporation, et al. v. GeoTag Inc.
  • Chalumeau Power Systems LLC v. D-LINK Systems Inc., et al.
  • Netgear Inc. v. Innovatio IP Ventures LLC
  • Neptune Technologies & Bioressources, Inc. v. Enzymotec Limited, et al.
  • Infoblox Inc. v. BlueCat Networks (USA) Inc., et al.
  • Hunter Douglas Window Designs Inc. v. Springs Window Fashions LLC
  • Marketlinx Inc. v. Industry Access Incorporated, et al.
  • Chalumeau Power Systems LLC v. Enterasys Networks Inc., et al.
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National Recognition for Exceptional Client Service from Chambers USA

Honors
  • Best Lawyers, 2019 - Present
  • Chambers USA, Intellectual Property, 2015 - Present
  • Delaware Today Top Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2017 - Present 
    • Top vote-getter for Intellectual Property, 2019
  • IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Practitioners, 2013 - 2018
  • Global Law Experts, 2013 - 2014
  • IP Law Experts, 2014

Services

Admissions

  • Delaware, 1998
  • U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
  • U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit
  • U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
  • District of Columbia, 2004

Clerkships

  • Law Clerk for The Honorable Mary Pat Thynge, United States Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware
  • Law Clerk for The Honorable Kent A. Jordan, U.S. District Court, District of Delaware

Education

  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law, JD, 1998
  • University of Delaware, BME, 2002
  • University of Delaware, BA, 1995

Professional Affiliations

  • Delaware State Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section, Past Chair
  • American Bar Association, Patent Litigation Webpage Subcommittee, Chair; Business Law Section; IP Transactions Committee; Program Subcommittee, Chair
  • U.S. Bar/JPO Liaison Council, Delaware Delegate
  • American Intellectual Property Law Association
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association Delaware Chapter, Intellectual Property Litigation Section, Past Co-Chair
  • DC Bar, Intellectual Property Law Section Member
  • International Intellectual Property Law Association; Member
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