Douglas W. Kim

Doug Kim is the founder member of Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm where he focuses his law practice on the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, and intellectual property portfolios seeking to increase company worth. He advises clients as to the creation, management and protection of intellectual property assets and assists in the development of a protection plan.  As a former computer engineer, Doug worked with IBM in several specialized projects including radio frequency networks, data mining from legacy systems, and source code conversation from linear to object oriented programming. Doug Kim's patent law practice includes patent preparation and prosecution, particularly in software, method, and mechanical patents. He has experience in many industries including casino industry, slot machines, expert systems, Internet encryption systems, color processing, manufacturing, nuclear waste, nuclear power, medical imaging, healthcare providers, automotive, automotive accessories, computer networking, color calibration, vehicle tires, the golf industry and more. Doug Kim's trademark and service mark preparation and prosecution practice experience includes: golfing, aviation, gaming, healthcare, color management, mattresses, nuclear waste processing, nuclear engineering, food service industry, retail and wholesale of a multitude of goods and services, manufacturing, photo film, security systems, encryption, power plant maintenance, property rental, software development, legal services and interior design. Doug Kim's copyrights practice includes applying for and securing copyright registrations in areas that include Geographical Information Systems (GIS), software, books, music, product packaging, and distribution. Doug Kim's trade secrets practice includes advising clients concerning creation, protection, preservation, enforcement and litigation involving trade secrets. Doug Kim also maintains an extensive litigation practice handling cases nationally that involve the protection and defense of intellectual property as well as defending client against allegation of intellectual property infringement. Doug is a frequent lecturer on topics that include: patents, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, trade secrets, development agreements, licensing, particularly intellectual property and software, litigation, infringement and infringement defense, electronic discovery (E-Discovery), and document retention/document destruction policies. Previously, Doug was a lead attorney for electronic discovery/document retention and destruction including advising clients of creation, storage, and destruction of documents in the information age, developing retention policies, destruction policies and operational procedures when encountering electronic discovery (E-Discovery), assisting with E-Discovery requests and responding to E-Discovery requests in litigation and investigations.