Ryan Yagura, Chair of the Firm’s Intellectual Property and Technology Practice, steers some of the world’s leading technology companies through their complex patent infringement matters. An accomplished trial litigator, Ryan has extensive experience leading offensive and defensive cases in District Court and ITC litigation. This includes patent infringement, trade secret misappropriation, breach of technology licensing or development contracts, standard setting, antitrust, and other technology-intense claims. Ryan has also practiced before the USPTO in inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.
Prior to attending law school, Ryan worked as an engineer at Intel Corporation on the Pentium microprocessor and at Read-Rite Corporation on the development of thin film magnetic recording heads. Among other accolades, the Daily Journal named Ryan to its list of the Top 75 Intellectual Property Litigators in California, and Law360 featured Ryan in its publication of intellectual property lawyers to watch. Clients too praise Ryan’s legal ability and call him a “pleasure” to work with. (IAM Patent 1000)
Honors & Awards
- Recognized by the Daily Journal as one of the “Top 75 Intellectual Property Lawyers” in California (2015, 2018-2022)
- Recognized by Chambers USA for Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation in California (2022)
- Recommended by The Legal 500 US for Intellectual Property - Patent Litigation (2016-2022); Trade Secrets (2020-2022); General Commercial Disputes (2020); Trademark Litigation (2018-2022); Copyright Law (2021-2022)
- Recognized by IAM Patent 1000 (2015-2022)
- Recognized by Managing Intellectual Property as an “IP Star” (2020-2022)
- Named a “Local Litigation Star” (2020) for Intellectual Property and a “Future Star” (2019, 2021-2023) by Benchmark Litigation
- Named by Law360 as one of 10 “IP Lawyers Under 40 to Watch” (2010)
- Repeatedly recognized as a Southern California “Super Lawyer” in surveys conducted by Law & Politics Media Inc. and published in Los Angeles Magazine
Admissions
Bar Admissions
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Northern, Southern, and Central Districts of California, and the Eastern District of Texas
- US Court of Appeals, Federal and Ninth Circuits
Registered to Practice
- US Patent & Trademark Office
Education
- University of California at Los Angeles, J.D., 1998: Order of the Coif; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Law & Technology
- Stanford University, M.S., Material Science & Engineering, 1995
- Harvey Mudd College, B.S., Engineering, 1993: with distinction and Engineering department honors; Tau Beta Pi., I.E.E.E.
Professional Activities
Member
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association
- Los Angeles Intellectual Property Inn of Court
- American Bar Association
- California Bar Association, Intellectual Property Section
- University of Southern California Intellectual Property Institute, Planning Committee
- Los Angeles County Bar Association
Board of Directors
- Bet Tzedek
- Western Justice Center
Speaker
- “Review of the Recent FRAND Case-Law,” Second Annual Conference on the Future of Standard Essential Patents and FRAND Licensing, LES France, Licensing Executives Society (Paris, November 2019)
- “The Rise of Silicon Beach and LA’s Emerging Hubs,” Select LA Investment Summit (June 2017)
