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John Kelley 
Palo Alto, California
Partner
phone (650) 327-4179
fax (650) 327-3737
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Mr. Kelley specializes in intellectual property litigation in the computer and other high-technology industries. He serves as a Judge Pro Tempore of the Santa Clara County Superior Court and is a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Intellectual Property American Inn of Court.

Mr. Kelley is in charge of the Firm's federal and state court litigation practice.

"Selected Articles"

The Law of the Internet in California "An Internet Primer"

"Trade Secrets on the Internet and in Cyberspace"

"Ethical Considerations On the Internet"

"Recent Developments in E-Commerce Law"

Year Joined Organization:
1989
Areas of Practice:
Intellectual Property Litigation
Litigation Percentage:
80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
California, 1981
U.S. District Court Northern District of California
U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
Education:
Stanford Law School, Stanford, California, 1981
J.D.
Honors: Independent Research Track in Artificial Intelligence and Law
Law Journal: Stanford Journal of International Law, Topic Development Editor


Swarthmore College, 1977
B.A.
Honors: High Honors in the Humanities
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Honors: Brand Blanchard Prize
Honors: National Merit Scholar


Published Works:
"Government Internet Resources: Federal, State and Local" and "Locating Persons and Finding Background Information" with Ansel Halliburton, National Business Institute, March, 2006


"Law of the Internet in California" with Jack Russo and Michael Risch, National Business Institute, 2001


"Legal career dependent upon varied uses of computer", San Jose Mercury News, November 15, 1987


"A New Way to Communicate", California Lawyer, November, P. 55, 1987


"Bluebook in a Box", California Lawyer, August, P. 61, 1987


"Getting the Most from Your Computer", California Lawyer, March, P. 16, 1987


"Japan Gaining in Race to Build Brainy Computer", San Francisco Examiner, June 22, 1986


"The Confines of Cosmopolitan Justice", a review of Charles Beitz's, Political Theory and International Relations, 16 Stan.J.Int'l Law 209, 1980


Professional Associations and Memberships:
San Francisco Bay Area Intellectual Property American Inn of Court
Member


Santa Clara County Superior Court
Judge Pro Tempore