Kenneth E. Horton Shareholder, Intellectual Property Section   (801) 321-4897 khorton@kmclaw.com
Mr. Horton is a member of Kirton & McConkie's Intellectual Property Practice Section. His practice includes domestic and foreign patent prosecution, patent opinions, intellectual property litigation (including both state and federal court actions), domestic and foreign trademark prosecution, trademark opinions, copyrights, trade secrets, intellectual property evaluations and due diligence, as well as technology and intellectual property agreements. His experience and varied background enable him to apply a wide-ranging approach for maximizing the scope of protection and beneficial usage for his clients.

Experience Patent Examiner (1990-94) U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Intern (1994-95) Office of Technology Policy Department of Commerce Patent Attorney (1995-present) Team Mentor (2000-01) Technology-to-Market Alliance Associate Professor (2003-present) Gore School of Business, Westminster College Education University of Utah, B.S., Chemical Engineering (1990) George Washington Universtiy, MBA (1993) Catholic University Law School, J.D. (1995) Admissions U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (1995) Admitted to Practice: Virginia (1995) District of Columbia (1997) Utah (1999)

Firm Management Chair, Intellectual Property Section (2005) Affiliations District of Columbia Bar Utah State Bar Virginia State Bar American Bar Association American Intellectual Property Lawyers' Association American Institute of Chemical Engineers Licensing Executives Society University of Utah Business Alumni Association University of Utah Master of Science and Technology Program Publications The 1996 Patent Law Decisions of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 46 The American University Law Review 6, 1997 (co-author) Basic Intellectual Property Law for Managers, (2003) Intellectual Property Client Strategies, Aspatore Books (Ed.), 2007 (co-author) Lecture: Intellectual Property Rights, University of Utah School of Business (2001-present) Lecture: IP Portfolio Management, 2007 Utah Bar Paralegal Annual Conference Lecture: Intellectual Assets in the Digital Era, AICHE 2007 Annual Conference Lecture: The Law of the Internet in Utah, National Business Institutes (1999-2000) Languages Spoken Norwegian