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"Put clients first, shoot straight, and respond promptly. That's how I practice law. It's the only way I know." - Ken Dorsney 

Kenneth L. Dorsney

Partner

Overview

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 ABA's ANDA Litigation: Strategies and Tactics for Pharmaceutical Patent Litigators, now in its third edition, AIPLA and 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, first and second editions.

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

Representative Matters

  • ADTRAN, Inc. v. TQ Delta, LLC
  • 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. Innovation IP Ventures LLC
  • Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. v. Enzymotec USA 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.

Publications

Articles & Publications

News & Events

News & Events

Recognition

Honors

Best Lawyers, 2019 - Present

Chambers USA, Intellectual Property, 2015 - Present

Delaware Today Top Lawyers, Intellectual Property, 2017, 2018 - 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

T 302.888.6855
F 302.571.1750

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

Admissions

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

Education

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

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