Michael K Kelly Intellectual Property Attorney - Jennings Strouss & Salmon

Law PracticeArizona, United States501-1000 Employees

Mr. Kelly is Chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group.  He has over 27 years of experience in dealing with intellectual property related matters.  Mr. Kelly has extensive transactional and litigation experience representing plaintiffs and defendants in patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, contract, licensing, and technology transfer disputes, including first chair jury trial experience in federal district court. Mr. Kelly is well-versed in patent, trademark and copyright (including software) prosecution and infringement, trade secrets and unfair competition, international dispute resolution, and intellectual property insurance and legal opinions.


Mr. Kelly’s technical expertise includes encryption, cyber security, medical imaging, software architecture, data cache and database systems, microprocessors, optics, semiconductor processing and wafer fabrication technologies, cloud computing, advanced weapons systems, medical devices, supersonic aircraft design, automotive systems, business methods, avionics, credit and financial services, mobile devices, smart phone applications, and consumer electronics.

Articles and Publications 

Panelist, “Emerging Cybersecurity Disruptive Technology Strategies,” 5th Annual ATIC-ACTRA/AZ InfraGard Program (2015)

Co-author, “The Evolving Cyber Security Regulatory Environment,” Hospitality Technology Magazine (2015)

Author, "Smartflash v Apple,” Intellectual Property Magazine (2015)

Co-presenter, “Patent Prosecution Practice Tips,” CLE in the Gardens: Cultivating Best Practices in Intellectual Property Law, State Bar of Arizona (2015)

Co-presenter, “Cybersecurity: Minimizing Risk and Responding to Breaches,” Jennings, Strouss & Salmon and the AZ Chamber of Commerce & Industry (2015)

Co-presenter, “Cybersecurity: Minimizing Risk and Responding to Breaches,” Lucid Agency + Google 2015 Digital Summit (2015)

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