Ryan Owen is an associate in the Litigation & Trial Department of the firm’s Orange County and New York offices. His practice focuses on complex intellectual property litigation involving trademarks, false advertising, trade secrets, patents, and other IP matters, as well as general commercial litigation.

Ryan is experienced in every stage of intellectual property and commercial litigation, having represented clients in numerous federal and state court proceedings, as well as in civil jury trials. His substantive experience includes:

  • Trade secret misappropriation litigation and counseling
  • False advertising and unfair competition litigation
  • Trademark and trade dress infringement litigation
  • Patent litigation
  • Disputes commonly related to IP issues, including computer fraud, web-scraping, contract breach, and employment issues
  • Intellectual property prosecution and enforcement strategies

Ryan graduated magna cum laude from New York Law School, where he served as staff editor of the New York Law School Law Review and was a student in the Patent Prosecution Clinic. While completing his B.S. in Biology, with a minor in Biochemistry, Ryan was an active member of the Lambda Sigma and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies, as well as several other philanthropic and charitable organizations.

Ryan's experience includes:

  • Obtaining a favorable preliminary injunction ruling on behalf of a leading artificial intelligence company in litigation involving alleged employee poaching and unfair competition
  • Representing a renowned medical device company in co-pending litigations involving claims of trade secret misappropriation and patent infringement
  • Advising an international car manufacturer in a multi-jurisdictional dispute involving claims under the Lanham Act, DTSA, and comparable state law resulting in dismissal of one case with prejudice and a favorable settlement on the eve of trial in another
  • Securing a favorable preliminary injunction ruling for a leading artificial intelligence company in a case involving claims of trademark infringement and unfair competition
  • Advising a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company on the standardization of its policies and procedures related to its global IP portfolio across numerous subsidiaries and jurisdictions
  • Pre-litigation enforcement on behalf of numerous clients with false advertising and unfair competition causes of action
  • Overseeing the global trademark prosecution and enforcement efforts for several clients’ trademark portfolios

Bar Qualification

  • California
  • New York

Education

  • JD, New York Law School, 2020
    magna cum laude
  • BS, Duquesne University, 2015
    cum laude

Languages Spoken

  • English