

Ken H. Ohriner
- Los Angeles
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Ken has more than 30 years of experience in patent counseling, procurement, and litigation.
Ken Ohriner has written, filed, and prosecuted hundreds of U.S. and foreign patent applications. He has particular experience with post-grant patent proceedings, often in cases with parallel patent litigation. Clients seek his advice in connection with patent procurement, inter partes patent review, post-grant review, intellectual property (IP) portfolio development and management, IP conflict risk reduction and resolution, and trademark and industrial design procurement.
Education & Credentials
Education
- St. John's University School of Law, J.D.
- Stony Brook University, B.E., Engineering
Bar and Court Admissions
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California
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the Central District of California
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California
Related Employment
- Lyon & Lyon LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Associate, 1986-1993; Partner, 1994-2002
Professional Recognition
Named the Best Lawyers’ Los Angeles "Patent Law Lawyer of the Year," 2018
Listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2012-2021: Litigation - Intellectual Property; Patent Law
Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell
(AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)
Impact
Professional Leadership
- American Intellectual Property Law Association