About Peng

Peng Chen is a certified attorney admitted to practice regulation in the State of California. He used to be admitted to the California State Bar in 1999. His license is currently in lively standing. Mr. Chen is a partner at Rimon PC, a law firm positioned in San Diego, California. He has been working as an attorney for over twenty-seven years, serving clients throughout the San Diego area and beyond.

Mr. Chen earned his law degree degree from Columbia Law School in 1997. Prior to law school, he completed his undergraduate schooling at Beijing Normal University, receiving a Bachelor of Science diploma in 1986. He furthered his education by acquiring a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University in 1993. During his time at Columbia Law School, he was involved in various educational and extracurricular things to do, contributing to his complete law school training.

Mr. Chen concentrates his practice in the areas of patent counseling and prosecution, patent litigation, and highbrow real estate law. He represents clients in matters involving patent reexaminations, interferences, IP careful investigation, and technological know-how transactions. His practice encompasses all levels of litigation, including preliminary case evaluation, discovery, mediation, settlement discussions, and trial hearings in both state and federal courts.

Throughout his profession, Mr. Chen has handled cases within the Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego, the United States District Court for the Southern District of California, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He has additionally seemed before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in various proceedings. Prior to becoming a member of Rimon PC, he labored at Morrison & Foerster LLP, the place he was a partner from 2005 until his departure.

Mr. Chen is an active member of the State Bar of California and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He has been acknowledged within the fields of biotechnology law, patent law, and patent legal proceedings by leading attorneys list in America from 2009 to 2023. In 2018, he was selected as "Lawyer of the Year" in Patent Law in San Diego by leading attorneys list. He is English-speaking and Mandarin, allowing him to serve a numerous clientele effectively.

Education

Columbia Law School

J.D

1997

Johns Hopkins University

Ph.D

1993

Beijing Normal University

B.S

1986

Experience

Partner

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Accepted Jurisdictions

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
State Bar of California
State Bar of New York

Court Admissions

Superior Court of California for the County of San Diego State Trial Court · Admitted 1999
United States District Court for the Southern District of California U.S. District Court · Admitted 1999
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit U.S. Circuit Court · Admitted 1999
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Admitted 1999

Types of Cases Handled

Patent Counseling & Prosecution Patent Litigation Intellectual Property Litigation Patent Reexaminations Interferences IP Due Diligence Technology Transactions

Legal Services Scope

Hearings Appeals Litigation Negotiations Trials

Office Locations

Main Office

 12531 High Bluff Drive, Suite 100 San Diego CA 92130