Kurt M. Kjelland
Trusted Advisor on Patent, Antitrust, Licensing, and Commercial Litigation Matters
- Role
- Vice President, Legal Counsel at 高通
- Location
- San Diego, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kurt M. Kjelland
I specialize in developing legal strategy for high-stakes legal disputes with an unparalleled record of success. Won a jury verdict in a major licensing dispute with ARM involving Qualcomm\'s custom CPUs. Defended the company\'s licensing business in precedent-setting antitrust case brought by the Federal Trade Commission by winning a 9th Circuit Appeal. Successfully defended Qualcomm\'s licensing practices in the Taiwan courts leading to first ever settlement reversing a violation decision by the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission. Orchestrated the legal strategy that led to a successful settlement of a major securities class action case. including obtaining an important ruling limiting class certification. In an antitrust class action, contributed to reversal of an order certifying the largest consumer class in U.S. history (i.e, every adult who purchased a cell phone), and ultimately got the case dismissed on remand.Expert in counseling senior executives on cutting edge intellectual property, antitrust, contract and product issues. Named Corporate Counsel of the Year (2021) by Global Competition Review.
Experience
Vice President, Legal Counsel
Nov 2018 — Present · San Diego, CA, US
Led inside/outside counsel team in obtaining a full victory in seminal antitrust case involving standard essential patents, FTC v. Qualcomm, 969 F.3d 974 (9th Cir.
Education
UCLA
B.S., Chemical Engineering
1983 — 1988
Notre Dame Law School
JD, cum laude, Law
1991 — 1994
Skills
- Non-Infringement
- Trade Secrets
- Patent Portfolio Analysis
- Cyberlaw
- Antitrust Law
- Client Counseling
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Cdma
- Legal Advice
- Appeals
- Civil Litigation
- Start-Ups
- Patents
- Intellectual Property
- Freedom to Operate Analysis
- Trademarks
- Software Patents
- Antitrust Counseling
- Reexamination
- Due Diligence
- Trials
- Patent Law
- Arbitration
- Ip Counseling
- Legal Writing
- Litigation
- Registered Patent Attorney
- Copyright Law
- Non-Disclosure Agreements
- Drafting Patent Applications
- Lifesciences
- Legal Opinions
- Licensing
- Patent Strategy
- Invention
- Medical Devices
- Unfair Competition
- Courts
- Patent Prosecution
- Prosecution
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