Raymond Jones

Raymond Jones is a partner in the firm’s litigation practice, focusing on patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, and other intellectual property litigation. Ray has more than twenty-five years of experience in all phases of IP litigation, ranging from pre-suit investigations through patent appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, including numerous District Court trials as well as Federal Circuit oral arguments. In addition to his IP litigation practice, Ray has represented clients in patent prosecution and Inter Partes Review (IPR) procedures before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Ray... has practiced in large law firms, small boutique law firms, and corporate settings, and was also a law clerk to Judge Newman at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. As such, Ray has a wide breadth of knowledge related to intellectual property and technology law, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A), government contracts and bid protests, IP licensing, and company/IP valuations. In addition, Ray has advised clients on the development and management of international and domestic intellectual property portfolios involving patents, trademarks, and trade secrets to protect research and development investments and commercial products. He also advises his clients on freedom-to-operate matters, including providing validity and non-infringement opinions, and conducting competitor portfolio analyses.

A former U.S. Navy Commander and U.S. Naval Academy graduate, Ray has counseled numerous start-ups and established companies focused on the Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC), on matters including due diligence for M&A transactions, IP protection strategies under FAR and DFAR government regulations, and technology or marketplace differentiation analyses.