Ryan Dykal

Ryan is a nationally recognized trial lawyer who focuses on high-stakes intellectual property disputes. Clients praise his "exceptional commitment and ability to understand our technology and patents" while noting that he "cared as much about our case as we did." Ryan often resolves cases before trial, but excels in the courtroom. One judge commented, following a nine-figure jury verdict for his client, that Ryan was "at the very pinnacle" of his profession, "as good, if not the best, that I've had the privilege of having in my court."

Ryan regularly represents both plaintiffs and defendants in "bet the company" litigation. For plaintiffs, he has secured over $1 billion in verdicts and settlements, and he has defeated hundreds of millions in claims for his defense clients. A registered patent attorney, Ryan is frequently tapped to handle appeals and proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office. He advises companies on telecom, computing, semiconductor, industrial, and medical technologies.

Before law school, Ryan worked for a robotics engineering firm and was a National Merit Scholar at Washington University in St. Louis, where he studied physics. 

Admitted to practice in Missouri only; practice in the District of Columbia limited to proceedings in federal courts and agencies.

Ryan’s representative matters include:

• Trial counsel for a software development company in multipatent lawsuit regarding video streaming technology; jury awarded $339 million in damages
• Trial counsel for a telecommunications company in VoIP technology case, secured jury verdict of willful infringement of five patents and full damages ask of $139.8 million; affirmed by the Federal Circuit
• Trial counsel for a health IT platform in declaratory judgment action involving medical devices; obtained jury verdict of invalidity and non-infringement of all asserted patents and no theft of trade secrets; affirmed by the Federal Circuit
• Trial counsel for an IT services company in a case alleging copyright, computer hacking, breach of contract, tortious interference, and unfair competition; resulted in all non-copyright claims defeated, with copyright infringement determined by jury to be innocent
• Lead counsel for a lightbulb manufacturing company in patent litigation involving LED technology; obtained summary judgment of invalidity of two patents under 35 U.S.C. § 112; affirmed by the Federal Circuit
• Trial counsel for a container manufacturing company in a multipatent dispute involving flame mitigation devices; secured jury verdict of non-infringement for all asserted claims
• Lead counsel for a lightbulb manufacturing company in a patent case accusing nearly all LED lights of infringement; obtained summary judgment disposing of all asserted claims
• Lead counsel for a leading multinational courier company in a SMS technology case; invalidated all asserted patent claims under 35 U.S.C. § 101
• Lead counsel for a leading beverage company in a patent dispute involving NFC technology; secured the dismissal of all claims
• Lead counsel for a plumbing manufacturing company in a patent infringement action regarding industrial drainage technology; defeated institution of inter partes review before settlement
• Counsel for a telecommunications company in VoIP patent litigation; obtained summary judgment of infringement and a privilege waiver, leading to a settlement of at least $350 million on the eve of trial
• Lead counsel in a patent dispute involving QR codes; obtained dismissal at pleadings stage
• Counsel in a declaratory judgment action involving telephony and on-demand video patents; reversed a summary judgment of § 112 invalidity of six patents on appeal before obtaining settlement on eve of trial
• Lead counsel for a leading multinational courier company, obtained dismissal of two networking patents
• Counsel in a patent infringement action involving network security protocols; obtained invalidity of four patents on 35 U.S.C. § 101 grounds