Ryan L. Marshall

Mr. Marshall has extensive prosecution experience with patent and trademark matters as well as litigation experience with patent, trade secret, trade dress and unfair trade practice claims.  He has substantial experience in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biochemical arts.

Mr. Marshall has a master's degree in chemistry and eight years of laboratory research experience.  As a graduate student, he investigated nucleoside and peptide chemistry including the synthesis of novel compounds and characterization of protein interactions with lipopolysaccharides using spectroscopy and calorimetry.

He counsels clients and prepares opinions relating to patentability, invalidity, infringement and enforceability issues.  He has worked with a broad range of chemical technologies, particularly in the medicinal chemistry field including pharmaceuticals, synthetic methods, peptides, protein complexes and chelates, nucleosides, DNA sequence tags and point-of-care DNA diagnostics.  He has also worked with design and utility patents for synthetic diamond drill bits, outdoor gear, eyewear, batteries, water softeners, packaging and medical devices.

Mr. Marshall advises clients on strategic patent portfolio development, landscape analysis, ANDA opinions and in drafting U.S. and foreign patent applications.  He also performs intellectual property evaluations, audits and due diligence reviews.

• Utah Business Magazine's "Utah Legal Elite," 2009, 2010
• Order of the Barristers
• Chairman, J. Reuben Clark Law School Board of Advocates
• National Moot Court Finalist

• "Synthesis of Lipid A Derivatives and Their Interactions with Polymyxin B Nonapeptide," Ning, Y.; Marshall, R.L.; Matheson, S.; Savage, P.B. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2003, 125, 2426.
• "Synthesis of Novel 3', 6'-Dideoxy-3', 6'-Epithio and 2',6'-Epithionucleosides," Marshall, R.L.; Dalley, N.K.; Savage, P.B.; Tetrahedron Lett. 1998, 39, 3923.

• "Patent Law for New Lawyers," Utah Bar, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 2005

• American Intellectual Property Lawyers Association (AIPLA)
  Young Lawyers Committee and Chemical Practice Group Committee
• American Chemical Society (ACS)
  Organic Division
• Utah State Bar Association
  Intellectual Property Law Section
• J. Reuben Clark Law Society

• Brinks Attorney Ryan Marshall Named Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine

• Utah Business
• Various Media
• Wikio.com
• Utah Business