Andrew J. Ra

Associate

Andrew Ra focuses his practice on patent litigation and client counseling in the chemical, pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, and semiconductor areas. His litigation experience includes cases before U.S. district courts and the U.S. International Trade Commission. He also devotes a portion of his time to pro bono matters representing veterans in appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.

While in law school, Mr. Ra focused his course work on intellectual property law. He also worked as a law clerk for a boutique law firm gaining extensive experience in litigation, arbitration, and criminal defense.

Prior to law school, Mr. Ra worked as a research assistant in the biology department at the University of Virginia studying the neuronal mechanisms underlying the movements of the medicinal leech.

Highlights

• Served as a member of the George Mason Law Review, 2009-2010.
• Worked as a summer associate at Finnegan, 2009.

Professional Activities

• American Bar Association
• Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington DC Area
• Virginia Bar Association

Select Publications

• Coauthor. "Court Doubles On-Going Royalty Rate Based on Finding of Willful Infringement," LES Insights, Jan. 17, 2012.
• Coauthor. "Court Awards 20% Royalty Rate Due to Plaintiff’s Contentious Past Relationship with Defendant," LES Insights, Nov. 14, 2011.
• Coauthor. "Court Holds That License Agreement Covers Reissue Patents Despite the Absence of Specific Language in the Agreement," LES Insights, Sept. 5, 2011.
• Coauthor. "Insufficient Quality Control Over Trademark Licensees Can Cause Trademark Rights to Be Abandoned," LES Insights, July 18, 2011.
• Coauthor. "Licensee Fined $1.85 Million for Falsely Marking Its Products as Made by a Patented Process," LES Insights, April 25, 2011.