McKenna R. Ford

McKenna R. Ford is an associate attorney at Parsons Behle & Latimer, where her practice includes intellectual property and appellate litigation, as well as employment law.

Her patent litigation experience, as tracked, includes acting as local counsel for the plaintiff in DISH DBS Corporation et al. v. Comcentric, Inc. This case, involving a major telecommunications and satellite television provider, likely falls within technology areas such as software, digital content delivery, or telecommunications. Based on available data, her tracked patent litigation appearances have been on the plaintiff side.

Ford's professional background includes serving as a law clerk to the Honorable Laurie McKinnon of the Montana Supreme Court (2022-2023) and the Honorable Anthony Johnstone of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2023-2024). There is no public information at this time to indicate regular appearances in PTAB or IPR proceedings.

She earned her J.D. with High Honors from the University of Montana School of Law in 2022, where she was editor-in-chief for the Montana Law Review. She is admitted to practice in the State Bar of Montana.