Renessa Kennelly

Renessa Kennelly

PATENT ATTORNEY
EXPERTISE/EXPERIENCE

Ms. Kennelly is a registered patent attorney with over a decade of experience helping clients protect and manage their intellectual property, with a focus on patent preparation and prosecution. With a background in electrical engineering, she has helped clients secure patent protections across a broad range of electrical, software, and mechanical technologies, including:

  • Computing & Networking: Cloud computing platforms, web-based applications, operating systems, networking, hybrid cloud architectures, distributed computing architectures, and database technologies.
  • AI & Machine Learning: AI-driven infrastructure solutions, machine learning applications in cloud and edge computing, and predictive analytics.
  • Hardware & Semiconductor Technologies: Solid-state drives, NAND flash memory, and storage and memory system architecture.
  • Power & Infrastructure: Uninterruptible power supply systems, data center power distribution and energy management systems, and thermal management and cooling solutions.

Additionally, Ms. Kennelly has experience in preparing patentability, infringement, and product clearance analyses to help clients assess the strength of their intellectual property. She has conducted intellectual property due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and licensing transactions, assessing intellectual property assets and potential risks. Her experience also includes reviewing and negotiating intellectual property license agreements.

Before transitioning to law, Ms. Kennelly worked for several years as a Product Development Engineer at a leading semiconductor company, where she contributed to server product development.


EDUCATION
  • Lewis and Clark Law School – Doctor of Jurisprudence (2013)
  • University of Texas at Austin – Bachelor of Electrical Engineering (2005)

ADMISSIONS & REGISTRATIONS
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office
  • State Bar of Texas

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
  • Austin Women in Technology
  • Mother Attorneys Mentor Association of Austin
  • Travis County Women Lawyers’ Association

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