Ryan Cook’s practice involves litigation and counseling on patent, trade secret and trademark law. Before joining Axinn, Ryan worked for over a year at the UConn Law Intellectual Property and Entrepreneurship Law Clinic, where he helped small businesses and individuals protect their intellectual property rights.
Prior to law school, Ryan gained over 12 years of experience in software development, designing video games for prominent publishers, such as Disney Interactive Studios and Namco Bandai Games. Selected titles include:
- Disney Epic Mickey for Nintendo® Wii®
- Toy Story 3 for Microsoft® Xbox 360®, Sony® Playstation 3®, Nintendo® Wii®
- Disney’s Bolt for Microsoft® Xbox 360®, Sony® Playstation 3®, Nintendo® Wii®
- Dead to Rights 2 for Microsoft® Xbox®, Sony® Playstation 2®
- Van Helsing for Microsoft® Xbox®, Sony® Playstation 2®
- The Hobbit for Nintendo® Game Boy Advance®
- Hot Wheels: Velocity X for Nintendo® Game Boy Advance®
- Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear for Sony® Playstation®
Professional Activities
- American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law and Young Lawyers Division
Honors
University of Connecticut School of Law
- William H. Hastie Moot Court Competition Champion (2012)
- David H. Neiditz Professional Writing Award (2014)
- Olimpiad Ioffe Prize (2014)
American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association
- Semi-Finalist, Northeast Region, Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition (March 2014)
News
- Axinn Obtains Substantial Recovery For Pro Bono Client
- Axinn Successfully Argues for Claim Construction in Mayne v. Merck
- Axinn Successfully Obtains Dismissal of Certain Patent Claims asserted against Zydus Pharmaceuticals in Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. HEC Pharma Co., Ltd.
- Axinn Obtains FTC Clearance for Dell’s $67B Acquisition of EMC
Thought Leadership
- Axinn IP Update: Federal Circuit Affirms No Public Use Via Implied Confidentiality, Axinn Update, January 30, 2019
- End of Laches Might Increase Declaratory Judgement Actions, IP Watchdog, June 19, 2017
- How Much Detail Should You Provide in a Patent Infringement Complaint?, Intellectual Property Magazine, December 2016
- Twombly, Iqbal And The Demise Of Form 18, Law360, November 18, 2014
Education
- JD, with Honors – University of Connecticut School of Law (2014)
- BS, magna cum laude – University of Utah (2005)
Admissions
- Connecticut
- US District Court District of Connecticut