Keyna Chow

Keyna Chow is an Of Counsel attorney in the intellectual property litigation practice at Ropes & Gray, based in the firm's Silicon Valley office. Her practice focuses on advising companies on both offensive and defensive IP strategies, particularly in patent litigation. Her experience includes matters concerning Non-Practicing Entities (NPEs) and Patent Assertion Entities (PAEs), demonstrating a comprehensive understanding of the patent assertion landscape.

Chow primarily represents operating companies, often in defensive capacities or challenging asserted patents. This is evidenced by her role as defense counsel in district court litigation, including In re Centripetal Networks, LLC. She also frequently appears in Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). For instance, she acted as counsel for Petitioner Becton, Dickinson and Company in IPR2019-00119, IPR2019-00120, and IPR2019-00121, challenging patents owned by Baxter Corporation Englewood, which involved patents in medical technology or related fields. Additionally, she was listed as counsel for Patent Owner Intertrust Technologies Corporation in IPR2020-00660.

Her significant PTAB experience underscores her capability in managing complex patent validity challenges. While specific details regarding her education and bar admissions were not reliably sourced, her practice consistently involves sophisticated patent disputes across diverse technical areas implied by her firm's client base and the nature of the identified cases.