Ryan C. Brunner

Ryan C. Brunner is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, based in their Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on high-stakes intellectual property litigation and contract disputes across various federal district courts, the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and in international arbitration.

Mr. Brunner's technical expertise spans a wide array of fields, including semiconductor manufacturing, consumer electronics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, cloud services, video coding, and telecommunications. He frequently handles matters involving standard-essential patents, licensing, and trade secret protections. His representative experience includes defending leading consumer electronics companies in patent suits related to video coding, wireless communications, content distribution, wearable devices, LCD display technology, 5G telecommunications, and mobile devices. He has also represented cloud storage providers and cybersecurity companies in patent disputes concerning network monitoring and analysis. The attorney data indicates his tracked appearance is on the defendant side, aligning with his profile's emphasis on representing various operating companies.

Beyond district court and ITC proceedings, Mr. Brunner has experience with inter partes review (IPR) proceedings, having represented a cybersecurity company in related Federal Circuit appeals. His practice also extends to the pharmaceutical sector, where he has handled commercial arbitrations concerning alleged breaches of vaccine advance purchase agreements and disputes arising under drug patent license agreements, as well as Lanham Act claims of false advertising.