Ken Kumayama

Ken Kumayama is a counsel in the IP & Technology group in Skadden’s Palo Alto office. He represents clients in a range of technology and commercial transactions relating to the ownership, protection and exploitation of intellectual property, including IP monetization strategies, development and license agreements, joint ventures, and patent and other intellectual property asset sales and acquisitions. As a patent attorney, Mr. Kumayama also has experience in many other types of patent- and IP-related matters, including investigating and rendering freedom-to-operate, validity and non-infringement opinions; engaging in patent landscape analyses and assessing patent infringement risk; evaluating the strength of, and encumbrances on, patent portfolios; and counseling clients on patent and other strategic IP issues.