Randall E. Kay

Randall E. Kay is a highly experienced patent litigator and trial lawyer at Jones Day, where he has been a partner since November 2009. His practice is primarily focused on intellectual property litigation, with a strong emphasis on trade secret and patent disputes. He frequently handles matters involving sophisticated technologies across various sectors, including computers, software, telecommunications, semiconductors, medical devices, biotechnology, and life sciences. Kay also has experience with cases concerning artificial intelligence, copyrights, unfair competition, and license agreements.

Throughout his career, Kay has demonstrated a versatile litigation practice, representing both plaintiff and defendant clients, including leading technology and life science companies. His record includes recovering billions of dollars for plaintiff clients and securing numerous summary judgments and defense verdicts for defendants. For instance, he won a defense verdict in a trade secret, patent infringement, and contract case that sought over $700 million, earning recognition as the Daily Journal's "Top Defense Verdict." Notable representations include advising Qualcomm Incorporated in patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation lawsuits against Apple Inc., ultimately reaching a global settlement, and successfully representing Histogen Inc. in a Federal Circuit appeal that upheld a non-infringement ruling in a biotech patent dispute. He also defended Micron Technology, Inc. against patent infringement claims by a non-practicing entity and achieved a complete victory in an international trade secret and licensing dispute for a European scientific company.

Prior to joining Jones Day, where he now chairs the firm's global trade secrets team, Kay was a partner at DLA Piper from 1990 to 2009, concentrating on intellectual property litigation. While specific details of his individual IPR/PTAB appearances are not extensively detailed in public records, his firm, Jones Day, actively engages in such proceedings, as evidenced by firm publications and news regarding PTAB litigation.

Kay holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and a B.A. from UC Irvine. He is a recognized authority in his field, having served as a member of the Patent Local Rules Committee for the United States District Court for the Southern District of California and as president of the San Diego IP American Inn of Court.