Ryan Mulally

Ryan Mulally is a distinguished in-house patent litigation attorney, currently serving as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Corporate Secretary at Domino's Pizza, Inc., a position he assumed in March 2025. He has been with Domino's since 2008, previously holding roles such as Vice President and Assistant General Counsel since 2018, where he was responsible for leading the company's litigation team. Before his in-house career, Mulally was a partner at the law firm Dickinson Wright in Detroit, Michigan.

Mulally's patent litigation practice primarily focuses on defending operating companies in the software and internet services sector. His experience includes overseeing the defense of Domino's Pizza, Inc. in patent infringement lawsuits. For instance, he is tracked as in-house counsel on the defendant side in X One, Inc. v. Domino's Pizza, Inc. et al., a case involving patents related to mobile systems for sharing location data and communications. This reflects a specialty in digital technologies relevant to consumer-facing businesses.

While specific individual trial outcomes are not detailed, Mulally's leadership of Domino's litigation team encompasses notable victories for the company. An example is the successful Federal Circuit affirmation of Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions in Apple, Inc. v. Ameranth, Inc., where patents concerning online ordering technology were found unpatentable under 35 U.S.C. Section 101. This case demonstrates experience with PTAB Covered Business Method (CBM) reviews and subsequent appellate proceedings at the Federal Circuit, highlighting his involvement in challenging software-related patents.

Ryan Mulally earned his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Wayne State University Law School and holds a Bachelor's Degree in City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning from Michigan State University.