K&L Gates Bolsters Intellectual Property Practice With Orange County Partner Addition

Orange County – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Fei Shen as a partner in its Intellectual Property practice. Shen joins the firm’s Orange County office from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.

Shen focuses his practice on patent prosecution and counseling in the computer, software, and semiconductor industries. In particular, Shen has significant experience working in the areas of network technologies, semiconductor manufacturing, circuit design, enterprise systems, database systems, graphic processing, computer security, search technologies, big data, mobile applications, communication protocols, smart devices, social media, automated business infrastructure, green technologies, automobile, and consumer appliances. Throughout his legal career, he has worked with clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies.

Shen has experience in developing patent filing strategies, preparing and prosecuting US and international patent applications, providing opinions on patentability, invalidity or non-infringement with respect to intellectual property rights, conducting due diligence investigations, performing post-grant actions, providing litigation support, and other services.

Jonathan Feder, practice area leader of K&L Gates’ IP practice, commented: “Fei's focus on innovative technology and software advancements will greatly benefit our global clients. We are thrilled to have Fei join our global IP team, where his expertise will further strengthen our practice across the globe.”

Shen’s arrival follows the addition of Frankfurt partner Daniel Marschollek and his team, which includes counsel Manuel Merling and paralegals, and Charlotte partner Vincent Galluzzo to its IP practice in the past year. As its IP practice continues to grow, K&L Gates remains the only globally financially integrated law firm able to offer clients IP services across four continents.

Michael Hedge, managing partner of K&L Gates’ Orange County office, stated: “Fei brings an impressive set of knowledge in the field of intellectual property law to our firm. We are pleased to have him join our Orange County office and are thrilled to watch him thrive in his practice as he settles into his new role.”

K&L Gates’ IP practice boasts more than 250 lawyers and professionals – including more than 115 registered patent lawyers, agents, and technology specialists with technical or advanced science degrees, nearly 30 with doctorates – who devote their practices to helping clients establish, enforce, and leverage their intellectual property rights worldwide. The practice filed more than 5,535 patent applications and 4,455 trademarks worldwide in 2024.