• People
  • Practices
  • COVID-19 Resources
  • Insights
    • Firm News
    • Press Releases
    • Publications
    • Webcasts
    • Podcasts
    • Subscribe
    • Media Contacts
  • Careers
    • Career Opportunities
    • Attorney Development
    • Contact Us
  • About
    • Our Story
    • Awards & Accolades
    • Offices
    • Diversity
    • Pro Bono
    • Alumni
    • Contact Us
  • Search
  • Biography
  • Education
  • Recent Publications
Profile Picture

Ryan K. Iwahashi

Ryan
Iwahashi

Associate Attorney

CONTACT INFO

riwahashi@gibsondunn.com

TEL:+1 650.849.5367

Palo Alto

1881 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304-1211 USA

  • Print
  • |
  • Share
  • |
  • vCard

PRACTICE

Intellectual Property Artificial Intelligence and Automated Systems

BIOGRAPHY

Ryan K. Iwahashi is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and is a member of the firm’s Litigation department.  His practice focuses on intellectual property litigation and he has experience in a range of technologies, including software, consumer electronics and medical devices.

Mr. Iwahashi has litigated numerous complex intellectual property cases in a wide range of technological fields, including computer architecture, computer networking, cellular standards, 802.11 standards, and storage arrays.  Mr. Iwahashi has also led the drafting of several patent review proceedings at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office.

Representative Matters

  • Represented a computer networking company in a competitor suit in D. Del., including multiple inter partes review proceedings, which were successfully instituted.  The case settled favorably after institution of the IPRs.
  • Represented device manufacturers in a technology licensing and antitrust suit in S.D. Cal.  The litigation settled favorably during opening arguments of trial.
  • Represented cellular provider in suit involving over 25 patents in E.D. Tex.  The case settled favorably after the close of expert discovery.
  • Represented activity device company against patent and trade secret allegations before the International Trade Commission.  After a full hearing, the ITC issued a favorable final determination on all issues.

Mr. Iwahashi was a law clerk for Judge Kathleen O’Malley of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit from 2014 to 2015.  He was also an associate at the firm prior to his clerkship.

Mr. Iwahashi earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law, where he served as a supervising editor of the Berkeley Technology Law Journal.  He received his Masters of Science and his Bachelor of Science degrees in computer science from the University of California, Davis.

He is a member of the State Bar of California, the Eastern District of Texas and the Federal Circuit. Mr. Iwahashi is also registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

EDUCATION

University of California - Berkeley - 2012 Juris Doctor

University of California - Davis - 2006 Master of Science

University of California - Davis - 2004 Bachelor of Science

ADMISSIONS

California Bar

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Client Alert - January 5, 2023 | Federal Circuit Update (December 2022)
Client Alert - February 1, 2021 | Federal Circuit Update (January 2021)
Client Alert - May 13, 2019 | Federal Circuit Update (May 2019)
Client Alert - January 31, 2019 | Federal Circuit Update (January 2019)
Publications - January 11, 2019 | The Impact of the New USPTO Eligibility Guidelines on Artificial Intelligence-related Inventions
Client Alert - December 3, 2018 | Federal Circuit Update (December 2018)
Client Alert - October 10, 2018 | Artificial Intelligence and Autonomous Systems Legal Update (3Q18)
Client Alert - October 1, 2018 | Federal Circuit Update (October 2018)
Client Alert - July 31, 2018 | Federal Circuit Update (July 2018)
Client Alert - May 30, 2018 | Federal Circuit Update (May 2018)
Client Alert - September 26, 2017 | Federal Circuit Update (September 2017)
Article - August 10, 2017 | When AI Creates IP: Inventorship Issues To Consider
Client Alert - May 24, 2017 | Federal Circuit Update (May 2017)
Client Alert - March 28, 2017 | Federal Circuit Update (March 2017)
Client Alert - January 26, 2017 | Federal Circuit Update (January 2017)
Client Alert - November 30, 2016 | Federal Circuit Update (November 2016)
Client Alert - September 29, 2016 | Federal Circuit Update (September 2016)
Client Alert - July 27, 2016 | Federal Circuit Update (July 2016)
Client Alert - May 26, 2016 | Federal Circuit Update (May 2016)
Client Alert - March 24, 2016 | Federal Circuit Update (March 2016)
  • Sitemap
  • Client Extranet
  • Legal Notices
  • Modern Slavery Statement
  • Privacy Policy
  • Cookie Notice
  • Contact Us
©Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 2023. All rights reserved.
Top