Keith Harden

Keith D. Harden is a Partner in the Technology/Intellectual Property Law Group at Munck Wilson Mandala, where he focuses on patent and trademark matters, including patent and trademark preparation and prosecution. His practice spans various technology areas, including artificial intelligence, telecommunications, currency and payment systems, medical devices, and software systems, leveraging his background in computer science. Before joining Munck Wilson Mandala, he worked at a boutique intellectual property law firm in Dallas.

Harden's patent litigation experience, as tracked, includes one plaintiff-side appearance. His broader practice involves advising clients on intellectual property identification, protection, development, patent infringement and invalidity, and intellectual property portfolio management and due diligence.

He is particularly active in post-grant proceedings, having represented clients in over a dozen inter partes review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). While specific outcomes for individual litigation cases are not detailed beyond the firm's general successes, he is noted for his comprehensive intellectual property knowledge.

Harden was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 2014 and is a registered patent attorney. He earned his Juris Doctor (JD) cum laude from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law in 2014 and holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) magna cum laude in Computer Science from Regis University (2015), along with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Music Business from Hardin-Simmons University (2009).