Overview
Ted M. Cannon is a partner in our Orange County office.
Mr. Cannon helps clients to enforce their intellectual property rights and to defend against charges of infringement. He represents intellectual property owners and defendants within a range of industries, including the computer, mechanical device, and financial services sectors. He has litigated patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret disputes in federal and state trial and appeals courts.
Mr. Cannon also helps clients obtain patents, and provides client counseling and opinion services for patent matters related to computer software, e-commerce, and business methods. Mr. Cannon is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Mr. Cannon joined the firm in 2002 and became a partner in 2008.
Education
- Harvard Law School (J.D., 2002), Board of Directors, Technology Director, Harvard Legal Aid Bureau
- Brigham Young University (B.S. Computer Science, 1999), cum laude, Phi Kappa Phi honor society
Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Ranked Top 40 Best Performing IPR Attorney – Patexia 2018 IPR Intelligence Report
- Ranked Top 50 Most Active IPR Attorney – Patexia 2018 IPR Intelligence Report
- In a survey of his peers published in Los Angeles magazine and Super Lawyers magazine, Ted was named as one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” in intellectual property litigation in 2008
Affilliations
Association of Business Trial Lawyers
J. Reuben Clark Law Society
News & Insights
Articles
Author, “New Proposals May Normalize 2 PTAB Petitions Per Patent,” published in Law360 (June 2023)
Co-Author, “Supreme Court Issues Two Important Decisions Affecting Inter Partes Review Patent Challenges,” Knobbe Martens Firm Alert (April 2018)
Contributor, Knobbe Martens Section 101 Blog
Contributor, Knobbe Martens Section 101 Blog
Federal Circuit emphasizing “how” over “what.” But is that really enough?
Speeches & Seminars
Co-Presenter, IP Strategies for Software Tech Companies, IP Impact Seminar, San Francisco, CA (September 2014).