Mary Katherine Kennedy (MK)

MK Kennedy helps clients with complex litigation and intellectual property matters. She strives to utilize her experience and knowledge of intellectual property to provide value and strategic options to clients in and out of the courtroom.

MK Kennedy deals with all aspects of intellectual property with a specialization in litigation. Through her background in patent prosecution, she has a deep understanding of patents and their file histories.

Prior to joining the firm, MK worked as a registered patent agent and externed for Judge Leigh Martin May of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. 

MK received her law degree from the Georgia State College of Law where she graduated summa cum laude and was inducted into the Order of the Coif. During her time at Georgia State, she worked in the Georgia State Office of Legal Affairs with the technology transfer team doing technical and market research on a variety of inventions. Through her IP courseload and extracurriculars, MK received a Certificate of Intellectual Property and led a team of students to win the National Patent Drafting Competition hosted by the USPTO. She also served as the Managing Editor for the Georgia State University Law Review and as the Programming Manager for the Intellectual Property Law Society. She was a student pupil of the IP Inn of Court and a member of the Georgia State College of Law Moot Court Team. 

Prior to law school, MK graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, a minor in Industrial Design, and an Intellectual Property Certificate.