Keth Ditthavong

Keth Ditthavong concentrates his practice in patent preparation and prosecution as well as patent counseling. He has drafted hundreds of patent applications for domestic and foreign companies. Mr. Ditthavong has spoken on numerous panels on patent law and practice. He was formerly with the firms of Oblon, Spivak, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C., and McDermott, Will & Emery.

Mr. Ditthavong worked as a Senior Systems Engineer in the area of voice and data communications with the Bell Atlantic Corporation (now Verizon), and as a Senior Member of Technical Staff with the MITRE Corporation.

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

• Photonic and optical systems

• Cellular communication systems

• Satellite systems

• Computer telephony integration

• Data processing and database systems

• Data communication devices

• Semiconductor processing

• Coding and compression

• Antenna design

• Internet business methods

EDUCATION

• J.D., American University Washington College of Law

• M.S. in Electrical Engineering, George Washington University, with Superior Rating on the Masters Comprehensive Examination

  • The Deans Graduate Engineering Fellowship

  • School of Engineering and Applied Science Fellowship

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Virginia Tech (with honors)

He is admitted to the Virginia State Bar, U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit), and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association (Board of Directors), and ETA KAPPA NU (Electrical Engineering Honor Society).

Mr. Ditthavong’s publications include: “Patent Protection Provides Long-term Net Strategy,” National Law Journal, Vol. 22, No. 8, Oct. 1999; and “Paving the Way for Women on the Information Superhighway,” American University Journal of Gender & the Law, Vol. 4, 1996. He was a lecturer at the Japan Intellectual Property Law Association (JIPA) Washington seminars (2005).

CONTACT

Email: kditthavong@dcpatent.com