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
