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Kenneth B. Herman
Partner
Ropes & Gray
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
T + 1-212-596-9020
F + 1-646-728-2596
+ 1-212-596-9457 secretary
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Practice
Ken Herman is a partner in Ropes & Gray's Intellectual Property Group. He has been a partner since 1978. He litigates in all technological areas. Ken tried his first lawsuit as an intern in law school, and has been trying cases ever since.
Professional Experience
Ken has tried cases for such clients as Aventis, Polaroid, BASF, Corning, Cognex, Fisher Controls, Forest Laboratories, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Philips Electronics, Lewmar and Tessera. Ken's cases have involved technologies as diverse as sail boat winches, optical waveguide fibers, semiconductor packaging, treatment for age-related macular degeneration and recombinant DNA. Ken has litigated in state courts, federal courts, and the International Trade Commission. He recently won a jury verdict for the Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, pursuant to which the Infirmary has already been paid over 125 million dollars, and royalties are on-going. Ken has also argued numerous appeals before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Honors & Awards
- The Best Lawyers in America (2001-2010)
- New York Super Lawyers (2007-2009)
- Who's Who in America (1994-2010)
- Euromoney's Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Experts (2003-2010)
Memberships & Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
- The Federal Circuit Bar Association
- American Intellectual Property Law Association
- New York Intellectual Property Law Association (Past Chairman, Committee on Incentives for Innovations)
- Intellectual Property Owners Association (Trade Secret Committee)
- International Trade Commission Trial Lawyers Association
Bar Admissions
- New York, 1971
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York
Education
- 1969,
J.D., Harvard Law School
- 1966,
A.B. (Premed, American History), magna cum laude, Harvard College
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