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Kregg Koch

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Kregg A. Koch is a partner in Knobbe Martens’ Los Angeles office. His practice includes strategic patent procurement, patent portfolio management, intellectual property due diligence and general counseling on domestic and international IP protection, infringement, patentability, and IP agreements.  Kregg currently represents clients in a wide range of technologies, with an emphasis on medical devices and procedures, cleantech, aerospace, recreation, sports and fitness goods, and consumer goods.

Kregg is part of Knobbe’s Medical Devices and Procedures group, the top firm for medical device patent grants in the US.  In the medical device field, Kregg has worked extensively with cardiovascular, orthopedic, and wound care technologies.

In addition to his educational background in environment, civil, and mechanical engineering, Kregg spent several years working as a component design engineer on the Space Shuttle Main Engine rocket program for the Rocketdyne division of The Boeing Company. In particular, he worked as a conceptual design and manufacturing support engineer. While working on this program, Kregg received NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Award for engine safety related mechanical design contributions.

University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), J.D.
University of California – Los Angeles (UCLA), M.S., Civil Engineering and Structural Mechanics
University of Colorado, B.S., Mechanical Engineering
State Bar of California
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Biotech

Tissue Engineering

Consumer Products & Services

Aesthetics & Personal Care Products

Sporting Goods & Recreation

Energy

Clean Technology

Energy Efficient Technologies

Lighting

Solar Power

Waste Mitigation & Treatment

Fashion & Beauty

Bags

Clothing

Luggage

Medical Devices & Procedures

Ablation Technology

Aesthetics & Implants

Cardiac Rhythm Management

Cardiovascular

Catheters & Probes

Dental Devices

Diagnostics

Drug-Eluting Devices

Infusion Pumps

Minimally Invasive & Endoscopic Procedures

Neurology

Orthopedics

Prosthetics & Orthotics

Robotics

Spine

Stents, Valves, & Loading Devices

Surgical Equipment

Wound Care

Transportation & Vehicles

Aerospace & Space Technology

Automotive Transportation & Powersports

Engines & Engine Components

Motorcycles

Personal Motorized Recreation Vehicles (ATVs, Snow Vehicles, Personal Watercraft)

Tires & Wheels

Tools & Related Equipment

Transportation Equipment

Design Patents
Due Diligence
Global Portfolio Management
IP Strategy
IP Transactions, Agreements & Venture Capital
Patent Strategy & Prosecution
Patentability 
U.S. Patent Prosecution

In a survey of his peers published in Super Lawyers magazine, Mr. Koch was named as one of Southern California’s “Rising Stars” in intellectual property law in 2009.

Recognized by The Legal 500 “United States” for Patents: Licensing (2024)

American Bar Association – Litigation Section

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Kregg Koch

Kregg A. Koch is an associate in our Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on mechanical and medical devices in the areas of patent prosecution, counseling, licensing, and litigation.

In addition to his educational background in mechanical engineering, Mr. Koch spent several years working as a mechanical design engineer on the Space Shuttle's rocket engine program for The Boeing Company. In particular, he worked as a conceptual design and manufacturing support engineer. While working on this program, Mr. Koch received NASA’s Space Flight Awareness Award for engine safety related contributions.

Mr. Koch joined the firm in 2007.

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