Kimball Anderson

Kimball Anderson is a full-service law firm headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, founded in 2021. The firm operates with a single office, providing legal services to clients locally, nationally, and internationally. It has been recognized in the 2024 Edition of Best Law Firms, and several of its attorneys have been named Super Lawyers. While not a large BigLaw firm, it is a well-regarded regional firm with a focus on collaborative legal solutions across various practice areas.

The firm's intellectual property litigation practice handles a broad spectrum of disputes, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret infringement cases. Their attorneys possess experience across diverse technical fields, such as communication networks and recreational equipment. The firm's involvement as local counsel in Dish Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. Eastlink highlights their engagement in disputes concerning online streaming infrastructure and related technologies. [Case List, 22]

Based on tracked appearances, the firm has represented plaintiffs, notably as local counsel for Dish Technologies L.L.C. [Case List] However, the experience of key attorneys indicates a capacity to work on both the plaintiff and defendant sides. For example, Robert E. Aycock successfully led a defense team to a jury verdict of non-infringement and invalidity in a patent litigation case involving Keyboard Video and Mouse (KVM) switches (ATEN TECHNOLOGY, CO. LTD. v. UNICLASS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., et al.).

A significant outcome for the firm's IP litigation practice includes the defense victory in ATEN TECHNOLOGY, CO. LTD. v. UNICLASS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., et al., Case No. 2:15-cv-04424-AJG-AJW (C.D. Cali. 2017), where the defense team secured a jury verdict of non-infringement and invalidity. In the tracked case, Dish Technologies L.L.C. et al. v. Eastlink, where Kimball Anderson appeared as local counsel for the plaintiff, the patent infringement action concerning streaming technology was voluntarily dismissed after 234 days, with the specific terms of resolution not publicly disclosed. Information regarding the firm's specific volume or notable activity in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) or Inter Partes Review (IPR) proceedings is not readily available in public records.

Key partners and leaders in the firm's intellectual property practice include Robert E. Aycock, who is Of Counsel in the firm's litigation group with extensive experience in IP litigation, and Jeffery M. Lillywhite, a Partner and licensed patent attorney who heads the firm's intellectual property procurement group. William O. Kimball and Derek E. Anderson, founding partners, also contribute to the firm's broader litigation and business practices that intersect with IP matters.