Joe M. (Ken) Muncy
PRINCIPAL SHAREHOLDER
Bar Admissions
- Commonwealth of Virginia
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- Registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- Georgia Institute of Technology (B.S., Industrial Engineering, 1982)
- George Mason University School of Law (J.D., 1988)
Memberships
A U.S. voluntary bar association primarily constituted of lawyers in private and corporate practice, government service, and the academic community. AIPLA represents individuals, companies, and institutions involved in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition law.
An association focused on protecting trademarks and complementary intellectual property through advocacy, educational programs, and legal resources.
An association aimed at improving and promoting intellectual property protection by working to enhance relevant agreements and laws. Its members include IP professionals, academics, and owners of intellectual property.
A global community of IP attorneys in private practice, united by a shared interest in promoting solutions and advocacy for private IP practitioners.
An Inter-American regional organization that participates in international forums like WIPO, WTO, and ICANN, focusing on intellectual property issues.
Experience
Mr. Muncy focuses his practice on patent prosecution and patent infringement issues for both U.S. and foreign clients. This work includes the preparation and prosecution of many patent applications and the preparation of various infringement, non-infringement and validity opinions. Mr. Muncy also has extensive experience drafting and prosecuting design patent applications, preparing and prosecuting reissue and reexamination applications, and handling appeals before the Patent Trial Appeal Board.
Mr. Muncy’s specific areas of expertise include the mechanical and electromechanical fields, such as semiconductors, light emitting devices, motors, valves, switches, printed electronics, medical devices, optics, aeronautics, accelerometers, batteries, hydraulics, fuel cells, marine vessels, propulsion systems, touch panels, heat sinks, computer peripheral devices, gambling machines, as well as various ornamental designs for design applications including graphical user interfaces (GUIs), LEDs, bottles, computer cases, automotive parts, cell phone cases and hover boards. Presentations about IP topics have been given by Mr. Muncy in the US, as well as in Canada, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Australia, Japan, China, Taiwan, Turkey and Dubai.