Kevin Zimmer, Partner

Kevin J. Zimmer is a partner in the Intellectual Property Litigation practice group and a member of the Cooley Litigation department. He is resident in the San Diego office.

Mr. Zimmer's practice concentrates on providing counseling regarding intellectual property portfolio development and enforcement. In this capacity, his practice has included strategic patent counseling and procurement, patent licensing, and support of litigation and transactional matters.

Mr. Zimmer has drafted and prosecuted hundreds of patents covering a spectrum of technologies including wired and wireless telecommunication devices, semiconductor devices and fabrication, Internet software, network architectures, micro-electromechanical devices, laser devices and systems, and computer architectures.

Prior to joining Cooley, Mr. Zimmer served as Legal Counsel to NextWave Telecom Inc, and as the Director of Legal Affairs at the Uniden San Diego Research & Development Center, Inc. In addition, Mr. Zimmer was associated with the Palo Alto office of Flehr, Hohbach, Test, Albritton & Herbert and worked as an electrical engineer for the Hughes Aircraft Corporation, Space & Communications Group.

In 2007, Mr. Zimmer was named by his peers and colleagues to the "Top San Diego County Attorneys" list in the category of Intellectual Property Transactional, as published by the San Diego Daily Transcript.

Mr. Zimmer received a J.D. in 1991 from the University of Michigan Law School. He earned a B.S. and an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1985 and 1987, respectively.

He is admitted to practice in all California State Courts and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Education

  • University of Michigan Law School
    JD, 1991
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    MS Electrical Engineering, 1985
  • University of California, Los Angeles
    BS Electrical Engineering, 1985

Court Admissions

  • All California State Courts

Admissions

  • California
  • Registered to practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • San Diego County Bar Association
  • San Diego Intellectual Property Law Association
San Diego
4401 Eastgate Mall
San Diego, California 92121-1909

Phone: +1 858 550 6074
Fax: +1 858 550 6420
kzimmer@cooley.com
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