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Kim Kennedy
Lawyer
San Francisco
150 California Street, 19th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
+1 415 582 4782
kim.kennedy@kobrekim.com
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San Francisco
150 California Street, 19th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
+1 415 582 4782
kim.kennedy@kobrekim.com
vCard Download 

Kim Kennedy is an experienced litigator focused on representing clients in the life sciences, pharmaceutical and other high-tech industries in high-stakes intellectual property disputes. In particular, she focuses on patent disputes, including in U.S. federal court and in inter partes review proceedings before the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). Ms. Kennedy also represents clients in trademark infringement, copyright infringement, trade dress infringement and unfair competition litigation.

Before joining Kobre & Kim, Ms. Kennedy practiced at Desmarais, LLP and Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, LLP, where she focused on patent litigation.

SERVICES

Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, JD (UCLA Journal of Law and Technology, Assistant Managing Articles Editor)
  • University of California, Berkeley, BS
SERVICES

Select Engagements

  • In Propel Fuels Inc. v. Phillips 66 Co., Kobre & Kim won a US $604.9 million jury verdict on behalf of its startup client, an innovator in renewable fuels, following a terminated acquisition by oil major Phillips 66. Secured after a five-week trial in the Superior Court of California, the victory is already the most significant trade secret verdict of the past three years and the fifth-largest verdict of any kind in 2024. Because the jury found the misappropriation to be willful and malicious, the Court may treble those damages, which could result in the largest trade secret verdict in history. The case has already triggered changes in the M&A industry as to how confidential information is managed.
 

Credentials

Admissions

  • California
  • U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas

Education

  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, JD (UCLA Journal of Law and Technology, Assistant Managing Articles Editor)
  • University of California, Berkeley, BS

Engagements

  • In Propel Fuels Inc. v. Phillips 66 Co., Kobre & Kim won a US $604.9 million jury verdict on behalf of its startup client, an innovator in renewable fuels, following a terminated acquisition by oil major Phillips 66. Secured after a five-week trial in the Superior Court of California, the victory is already the most significant trade secret verdict of the past three years and the fifth-largest verdict of any kind in 2024. Because the jury found the misappropriation to be willful and malicious, the Court may treble those damages, which could result in the largest trade secret verdict in history. The case has already triggered changes in the M&A industry as to how confidential information is managed.