Karen Chuang Kline
Associate
Duane Morris LLP
Boca Center Tower II
5100 Town Center Circle, Suite 650
Boca Raton, FL 33486-9000
USA
Phone: +1 561 962 2132
Fax: +1 305 397 2248
Email: kckline@duanemorris.com

Miami Address
Duane Morris LLP
Suite 3400
200 South Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33131-2318

Karen C. Kline practices in the area of intellectual property law, with concentrations in trademark, patent and copyright procurement, enforcement and licensing, as well as IP litigation. Ms. Kline has counseled clients in all aspects of their domestic and international trademark portfolios. Ms. Kline also has experience in patent prosecution for clients in diverse technology fields, including biology, chemistry, and mechanical engineering. Ms. Kline has also participated in patent and trademark disputes in federal district courts, before the U.S. International Trade Commission and before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Ms. Kline also assists clients in technology-related transactional matters, including structuring, negotiating, drafting, implementing and providing legal advice regarding software and technology licensing, development, consulting and service agreements.

Prior to entering the practice of law, Ms. Kline worked for the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, where she coordinated with Institute program staff, principal investigators, and various research institutions to evaluate, award, and monitor research grant applications.

Ms. Kline is a 2008 graduate, with honors, of George Washington University Law School, where she was a Thurgood Marshall Scholar and a managing editor of The George Washington International Law Review. Ms. Kline is also a graduate of George Washington University (M.B.A., 2004) and the University of Miami (B.S., Biology, 2000).

Areas of Practice

• Intellectual Property
• Trademark and Copyright
• Patents
• Technology Transactions and Licensing

Representative Matters

• Counsel to a multimedia company for IP protection and enforcement matters including trademark and domain name disputes.
• Counsel to a technology company specializing in home medical products, for patent prosecution involving biometric monitoring devices.
• Counsel to a beauty products company for patent prosecution involving cosmetic compositions.
• Counsel to a food products company, including management of an intellectual property portfolio that included more than 1,000 domestic and foreign trademark matters.
• Counsel to an optical retailer for patent re-examinations involving eyewear devices.
• Counsel to a supplier of optoelectronics devices and components for patent litigation before the International Trade Commission; member of litigation team from pre-filing stages through hearing and post-hearing submissions.

Professional Activities

• The Florida Bar
• American Intellectual Property Association (AIPLA)
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Asian Pacific American Bar Association (APABA)
  - 2012-2013 Board Member

Admissions

• Florida
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Education

• George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 2008
• George Washington University, M.B.A., 2004
• University of Miami (FL), B.S. Biology, 2000

Experience

• Duane Morris LLP
  - Associate, 2010-present
• Novak Druce + Quigg LLP
  - Associate, 2009-2010
• Akerman Senterfitt PA
  - Associate, 2008-2009
  - Summer Associate, 2007
• U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas
  - Judicial Intern to District Judge Barbara M. G. Lynn, 2006
  - Judicial Intern to Magistrate Judge Irma C. Ramirez
• National Cancer Institute
  - Grants Management Specialist, 2000-2005

Honors and Awards

• Named to the Lawyers of Color Inaugural Hot List, 2013
• Named to Florida Trend's Legal Elite "Up & Comer" List