Drake, Kirby B.

Year Joined Organization: 2010

Languages

• Spanish

Lawyer Overview

My practice focuses primarily on intellectual property litigation and patent prosecution.  I have had extensive litigation experience in intellectual property law, including trade secret, patent, trademark, confidential information and breach of contract matters.  In addition to intellectual property matters, I also have experience in general commercial litigation, including breach of contract and shareholder litigation.  I have developed expertise in electronic discovery in litigation matters, including writing and speaking on the subject.  I also have experience in patent preparation and prosecution, with emphasis on chemical, electronics and computer-related matters, and I am registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.   Prior to joining the Firm, I was an associate with a large international law firm, and I have represented major corporations as well as start-up companies, smaller companies and solo inventors.  My training during law school involved performing IP-related services for companies in the fields of semiconductors, government communications, broadcast communications and networking.  I am very active with the American Chemical Society on the local as well as on the national level, including serving in leadership roles and speaking on various subjects of interest to the chemical community.  I also am active with various volunteer efforts focused primarily on schools and youth matters.

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property and Technology
• Patent Litigation

West Practice Categories

Internet, Litigation & Appeals, Patents, Trademarks

Bar Admissions

• Texas, 2002
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2004
• U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia, 2010
• U.S. District Court Northern District of Texas, 2003
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of Texas, 2004

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American Chemical Society (Treasurer, Dallas-Fort Worth Local Section)
• American Chemical Society (Business Manager, The Southwest Retort)
• American Chemical Society (Chair, Local Section Younger Chemists Committee)
• American Chemical Society (Member, Chemistry and the Law Section)
• American Chemical Society (Co-Chair, Public Relations)
• Intellectual Property Organization (Member, Trade Secrets Committee)
• State Bar of Texas (Member, Intellectual Property Section)
• State Bar of Texas (Member and Committee Chairperson, Unfair Competition Committee)
• Dallas Bar Association (Member, Intellectual Property Section)
• Dallas Bar Association, 2002 - Present (Member, Law in the Schools and Community)
• Dallas Bar Association, 2005 - 2006 (Co-Vice Chair)
• Dallas Bar Association, 2006 - 2007 (Co-Chair )
• Dallas Bar Association, 2005 - Present (Member, Law Day Committee)
• Dallas Bar Association (Co-Vice Chair, Incoming Co-Chair)
• Dallas Bar Association, 2007 - Present (Member, Summer Law Intern Committee)

Honors and Awards

• Rising Star, Intellectual Property Litigation, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2007
• Rising Star, Intellectual Property Litigation, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2009
• Rising Star, Intellectual Property Litigation, Texas Monthly Magazine, 2010

Classes and Seminars

• Ethical Issues in Electronic Discovery: Lessons from Qualcomm, State Bar of Texas Annual IP CLE Program
• So You Have Gotten a Patent - Now What?, American Chemical Society National Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana
• Food for Thought - The Potential for Food Patenting, Institute of Food Technologists, Frisco, Texas
• Ethics in the Marketplace: Can You Keep a (Trade) Secret?, American Chemical Society National Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
• New PTO Rules Relating to Patent Prosecution, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.Web Seminar

Education

• Wake Forest University School of Law, Winston Salem, North Carolina, May, 2002
  J.D.
  Law Review: Wake Forest Law Review, Managing Editor
  Law Journal: Wake Forest Intellectual Property Association Law Journal, Citation Editor
• Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, 1999
  B.S., Bachelor of Science
  Honors: cum laude
  Honors: With Distinction
  Major: Chemistry

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• A Primer on Trade Secret Law, The Advocate, Fall, 2008
• Ethical Issues in Electronic Discovery: Lessons from Qualcomm, State Bar of Texas Annual IP CLE Program, July, 2008
• The Paperless Office - Not So Unrealistic Anymore, Dallas Bar Association HEADNOTES, November 1, 2005
• The Depressing Effect of Eli Lilly and Co. v. Barr Labs., Inc. on the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industries, Wake Forest Intellectual Property Law Journal 1, 2002

Address

Campbell Centre II
8150 North Central Expy.
10th Floor
Dallas, TX 75206-1815

Phones

214-367-6000

Faxes

214-367-6001

Emails

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Websites

http://www.kk-llp.com/