ABOUT US
Kelly Technology Group (KTG) is a technology and intellectual property consulting firm based in Santa Barbara, California. KTG has been providing valuable and often mission critical strategic guidance to Fortune 500 companies, law professionals and government organizations for more than three decades. Technology giants such as Cisco, Intel, Microsoft, and many other market leaders have relied on KTG to provide expert guidance. Indeed, much of KTG's work consists of repeat engagements for some of the world's most successful companies. KTG is the go to place for technology titans to get it right the very first time, every time.
Technology Expertise
KTG specializes in computers and everything computers - in businesses, processes and intellectual property. Be it an embedded controller, a CPU, a Storage Area Network router, a tablet PC, a high performance database, or highly specialized software such as enterprise application software, virtual operating systems, or equity research software - KTG has the necessary experience. Our expertise includes computer architecture, software engineering, clean room development and evaluation, reverse engineering, product compliance evaluation, operating systems (including real-time and embedded), network computing (including Internet computing), spacecraft/satellite systems, storage systems, dependable computing, fault tolerance, parallel and distributed computing systems, transaction processing systems, database systems, program management, and computerized automation.
Professionals at KTG have advanced degrees in Computer Science and/or Electrical Engineering, and collectively have more than 120 years of experience as software/hardware engineers, architects, database specialists, researchers, computer scientists, and senior management in the computer industry. Having worked in Silicon Valley for some of the major technology corporations, KTG professionals share the same ethos that drives innovation at the technology powerhouses in the industry.
KTG IP Expertise
Given the depth and breadth of KTG expertise in all things computers, KTG is often engaged to perform technology and intellectual property due diligence for mergers and acquisitions. KTG professionals are also well versed in the intricacies of intellectual property practices that govern technology, and have extensive experience with patents, copyrights, trade secrets, clean rooms, and legal dispute resolution practices surrounding computer technologies. Over the years, we have helped numerous clients develop a holistic view to assess the business impact of their intellectual property and technology assets, as well as developed guidelines to manage technology and manpower in a manner that protects and nurtures intellectual property. For over 30 years, KTG has been a trusted source of information and advice for leading global companies, government organizations, and the Courts on matters related to high technology and intellectual property.
KTG also has a Litigation Expert Service practice devoted to intellectual property matters pertaining to patent infringement, copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and contract compliance testing and analysis. KTG experts are frequently called on as testifying or consulting experts to help with claim construction, prepare comprehensive expert reports and to help with and testify at depositions and trials. In fact, KTG experts have been directly involved and have testified in some of the biggest and highest-profile patent litigations in the United States (e.g., RAKTL MDL, Eolas v. Microsoft, and Lucent v. Microsoft).
The KTG Advantage
KTG brings a unique perspective to technology which is grounded in its research & development expertise in computer science and hardware and software engineering as well as its rich experience in varied intellectual property matters such as software clean room development and evaluation, patent infringement analysis, copyright infringement analysis, and trade secret misappropriation analysis. For many years, KTG has provided legal professionals with a fundamental grasp of complex technologies. KTG also guides corporate executives and business strategists in understanding technology and its value as intellectual property in order to gain business advantage.
KTG Profile
KTG is a division of Kelly Computing, Inc., a privately owned company, founded in 1975 by Dr. John P. J. Kelly, and headquartered in Santa Barbara, California. KTG is a small firm of technology and intellectual property professionals that has a high business impact. KTG's clients include leading global corporations, government organizations, and law firms. For more information, please contact info@KellyTechnologyGroup.com.