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Wendy J. Ray

Associate
Los Angeles, (213) 892-5446
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Wendy Ray is a patent litigator in the firm's Los Angeles office. She has litigated a wide variety of high-technology matters, including semiconductor chips, microelectromechanical systems, digital televisions, laser medical devices, DVDs, video compression, automated call processing, and software systems.

Ms. Ray has successfully tried numerous cases to juries, and argued on behalf of clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts. She has represented both plaintiffs and defendants in all phases of litigation, from prefiling investigation and the filing of the complaint, through discovery, motion practice, trial, and appeal.

Ms. Ray received her J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center cum laude in 2002. She was an articles and notes editor of The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law and Eastern Division winner and national finalist at the Lefkowitz Moot Court Competition. She externed in the chambers of U.S. District Court Judge Robert J. Timlin of the Central District of California.

Ms. Ray received a Master’s degree in health care policy and administration, with distinction, from Yale University; a Bachelor’s of Science in engineering from the University of Pennsylvania; and a Bachelor’s of Science in economics from the Wharton School of Business.

Ms. Ray serves on the executive committee of the Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association and on the board of California Women Lawyers.

Ms. Ray was named one of the Top Women Attorneys in Southern California by Super Lawyers in 2013.  She received the Women's Information Network's Young Woman of Achievement Award in 2002.

Ms. Ray is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.

Videogame Software Patent Cases
Counsel for one or more defendants in multi-party software patent cases brought against makers and distributors of electronic entertainment products, including Princeton Digital Image Corp. v. Harmonix Music Systems, et al. (D. Del. pending); McRO Inc. v. Namco Bandai, et al. (C.D. Cal. pending); Impulse Technology, Ltd. v. Microsoft Corp., et al. (D. Del. pending); Wildcat IP Holdings LLC v. 4Kids Entertainment, Inc., et al. (E.D. Tex. 2013); Walker Digital LLC v. 2K Games, et al. (D. Del. 2013); Impulse Technology, Ltd. v. Nintendo of America, Inc., et al. (N.D. Ohio 2012); Software Restore Solutions, LLC v. Apple, Inc., et al. (N.D. Ill. 2010).
Computer Software Protection, LLC v. Nuance Communications, Inc. (D. Del.)
Currently defending Nuance in patent litigation involving software activation and anti-piracy measures.
EPOS Technologies, Ltd. v. Pegasus Technologies, Ltd. (D.D.C.)
Obtained summary judgment in favor of EPOS on all six patents-in-suit in declaratory relief action relating to ultrasound digital pen technology. (2013)
Nissim Corp. v. Time Warner Inc., et al. (C.D. Cal.)
Defended Time Warner, Warner Bros., and New Line Cinema in patent infringement action involving several aspects of DVD technology. Obtained favorable settlement. (2013)
Multimedia Patent Trust v. Disney, et al. (S.D. Cal.)
Obtained favorable settlement on behalf of several media and entertainment companies in patent litigation involving video compression. (2012)
ICHL v. Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (E.D. Tex.)
Represented Mitsubishi in a patent infringement case involving heat sink assemblies in televisions. Obtained voluntary dismissal after winning favorable claim constructions. (2011) 
Palomar Medical v. Candela Corporation (D. Mass.)
Won summary judgment for Candela Corporation on 11 of 12 claims asserted by Palomar in patent infringement suit involving laser hair removal devices. The summary judgment ruling knocked out over half of the damages at issue and led to a favorable settlement of this case and another patent case brought by Palomar against Syneron Inc. involving the same patents. (2010-2011)
Cheetah-Omni v. Mitsubishi Digital Electronics America, Inc. (E.D. Tex.)
Obtained judgment of non-infringement for Mitsubishi in patent litigation involving DLP televisions. Obtained Federal Circuit affirmance. (2009-2010)
Konami / Upper Deck litigation
(C.D. Cal. 2010.) Counsel for plaintiff Konami Digital Entertainment in high-profile litigation against its former distributor, The Upper Deck Company, accused of counterfeiting Konami’s product. Won summary judgment of a finding of liability for trademark counterfeiting. Case settled during trial after defendant stipulated that its counterfeiting was done willfully and to issuance of a permanent injunction.
Rosen v. PCCW Global (C.D. Cal.)
Won summary judgment for communications provider PCCW Global in matter alleging that PCCW had violated the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. (2010)
Veeco Instruments Inc. v. Asylum Research Corp. (C.D. Cal.)
Obtained favorable settlement for Veeco Instruments as plaintiff in patent litigation with Asylum Research Corporation, involving atomic force microscopes. (2008)
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