ALEXANDRIA, VA—Kiklis and Clark, PLLC has launched as a new innovative firm having over a half-century of experience in all areas of patent law, with a particular focus on software and computer technology. The firm’s founders, Michael Kiklis and Kimani Clark, have a long history of working together and handling high-stakes matters. The co-founders believe in providing value to clients by leveraging their extensive experience and innovating in every aspect of the business.
Kiklis and Clark handles PTAB cases and patent litigation as well as Federal Circuit appeals from those cases. Collectively, the founders have handled approximately 100 trials at the USPTO’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and over 20 Federal Circuit appeals from those cases. The firm also handles large-scale patent prosecution, pre-litigation strategies and negotiations, patent studies, cross licensing, infringement and validity analyses, and patent opinions. A complete hands-on approach combined with significant depth of experience and a history of representing some of the largest corporations in the world are what sets the firm apart.
Kiklis leverages his nearly 30 years of experience to assist clients in PTAB trials as well as district court patent litigation. He has handled approximately 100 PTAB trials and has been involved in more than 20 Federal Circuit appeals from his cases. He both enforces and defends the intellectual property rights of his clients and is often called upon to handle cases worth more than $100 million.
Clark specializes in computer and software patent law and has represented over a dozen Fortune 500 companies in large, complex and high-stakes technology matters. His patent practice includes prosecution, litigation and counseling. In his 25-year career, he has served as a partner in some of the nation’s most prestigious law firms. Clark’s computer science and engineering mindset, and his business acumen as a founder of two tech companies, provide a distinct advantage in handling complex computing technologies for his clients and advising on the intersection between business and the law.
