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)
- Served as lead counsel representing international consumer electronics companies in multiple patent infringement cases in the USITC and various District Courts involving MPEG video compression standards, graphics processor, microprocessor, wireless/cellular, LCD display, memory, and other technology used in smartphones, tablets, laptops, and other mobile and electronic devices
- Prevailed on summary judgment for a major defense and aerospace company, defeating patent infringement claims involving certain military systems and seeking over US$150 million in alleged damages
- Prevailed at trial and on summary determination, and successfully resolved, numerous Section 337 USITC investigations for several consumer electronics companies involving video compression/decompression standards, graphics processors, LCD display technology, optical disc drives, and other electronic technology used in digital televisions, laptops, computer hardware, and mobile devices
- Defended multiple district court cases in which plaintiff asserted patents allegedly covering video compression standards, including H.264 and H.265
- Defended a leading manufacturer of computer peripherals in multiple trials and matters involving patents alleged to be essential to 802.11 and other wireless standards
- Defended an international consumer electronics company in a high-publicity patent licensing dispute against the world’s leading computer software company; valued by the press at US$1 billion, the case successfully settled on confidential terms
- Defended a satellite broadcasting company in multiple patent infringement matters involving signal abstracting, cryptography, online piracy, and other digital radio technology and applications
- Represented a microprocessor manufacturer in an international, multi-venue antitrust dispute against a competitor, leading to a precedent-setting settlement
Admissions
Bar Admissions
- California
Court Admissions
- US District Court, Northern and Central Districts of California, and the Southern District of Texas
- US Court of Appeals, Federal and Ninth Circuits
Registered to Practice
- US Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- University of California at Berkeley, J.D.: Berkeley Technology Law Journal
- University of California at Santa Barbara, B.S., Computer Science
- University of California at Santa Barbara, B.A., Business Economics
Honors & Awards
- Recognized by The Legal 500 US for Patents: Litigation (International Trade Commission) (2023-2025)
- Named a “Rising Star” for IP Litigation by Super Lawyers
Professional Activities
Author
- “The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Protecting the Civil Liberties that Make Defense of Our Nation Worthwhile,” 35 Sw. U. L. Rev. 361 (2006)