Kelleher, Kimberly

Kimberly C. Kelleher is Deputy General Counsel and Director of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (OED) at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She joined the USPTO in October 2012 as an Attorney Advisor in the Office of Enrollment and Discipline. As an Attorney Advisor, Ms. Kelleher investigates grievances alleging misconduct by practitioners, evaluates applications and conducts moral character investigations of applicants requesting registration before the USPTO, and assists with outreach to USPTO stakeholders. Prior to joining the USPTO, Ms. Kelleher engaged in the private practice of intellectual property law with a general practice law firm in Washington DC, worked as a high school biology and research teacher in New York and was a research scientist in a neurobiology lab. Her private practice focused primarily on counseling clients on intellectual property matters, patent procurement and patent portfolio management, drafting patentability, freedom to operate, validity and non-infringement opinions, and licensing of IP rights. She received a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from the University of Virginia, a Master’s degree in Physiology and Biophysics from Georgetown University and a Juris Doctor degree from Fordham University. She is admitted to the New York and Washington DC bars.