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Kelly M. Knoll
Associate
Litigation
Palo Alto
kknoll@wsgr.com

D650-849-3250

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Kelly Knoll is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she specializes in Internet law and strategy.

During law school, Kelly served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and for the Honorable Robert D. Sack of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Prior to law school, Kelly worked at Google, where she focused on copyright, trademark, defamation, and privacy issues as a member of the legal team. She also served as a political and legislative aide to Congressman Bill Foster, one of the few scientists in Congress, and as a middle school teacher in the Bronx, New York with Teach For America.

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Kelly Knoll is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she specializes in Internet law and strategy.

During law school, Kelly served as a judicial extern for the Honorable Kimba M. Wood of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York and for the Honorable Robert D. Sack of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

Prior to law school, Kelly worked at Google, where she focused on copyright, trademark, defamation, and privacy issues as a member of the legal team. She also served as a political and legislative aide to Congressman Bill Foster, one of the few scientists in Congress, and as a middle school teacher in the Bronx, New York with Teach For America.

Education
  • J.D., Columbia Law SchoolManaging Editor, Columbia Law Review; James Kent Scholar; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • M.S.T., Pace University
  • B.A., Classical Studies, University of PennsylvaniaMagna Cum Laude, Distinction in Classical Studies
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California
Credentials
Education
  • J.D., Columbia Law SchoolManaging Editor, Columbia Law Review; James Kent Scholar; Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
  • M.S.T., Pace University
  • B.A., Classical Studies, University of PennsylvaniaMagna Cum Laude, Distinction in Classical Studies
Admissions
  • State Bar of California
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California

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  • "Confusion Likely: Standing Requirements for Legal Representatives Under the Lanham Act," 115 Columbia Law Review 983, 2015
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Select Publications

  • "Confusion Likely: Standing Requirements for Legal Representatives Under the Lanham Act," 115 Columbia Law Review 983, 2015
Focus Areas
  • Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
  • Internet Strategy and Litigation
  • Litigation
  • Trademark and Copyright Litigation
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Dropbox Win in Trademark Dispute
On April 25, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of trademark claims against Dropbox, Inc. over its "Dropbox" name.
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Federal Appellate Court Enforces Terms of Use, Including Arbitration Provision, Entered During Mobile Application Registration Process
On August 17, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued an important decision in a high-profile case against Uber Technologies that has broad implications for the enforceability of terms of use entered on mobile device apps. In Meyer v. Uber Technologies, Inc.,1the Second Circuit, whose jurisdiction includes New York, applied California law and reached a decision that echoes previous rulings by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, i.e., that users are bound by online terms of use if, after being presented with "reasonably conspicuous notice" of the terms, the user voluntarily continues with the transaction by clicking on a "Register" or other similar button, thereby manifesting their assent to the terms.
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