Scott Loras Murray Email & Phone Number

San Jose, California, United States

Patent preparation and prosecution, U.S. and foreign, utility and design.

San Jose, California, United States

Scott Loras Murray is a registered US patent attorney with over twenty years of experience. Scott’s practice focuses on patent preparation and prosecution before the US Patent and Trademark Office, as well as a vast array of foreign patent offices. Scott counsels clients on a wide variety of intellectual property (IP) issues arising in connection with product development and business transactions, including assessing IP risk from third parties and shaping IP provisions in third-party agreements. Scott regularly helps clients develop and implement their patent strategies and manage their patent portfolios.In addition to his extensive experience with utility patents, Scott has also prepared and prosecuted over a thousand design patents in the US and around the world. He has the depth of experience necessary to understand the nuances of design patent law and strategy to achieve strong protection for his clients’ unique product configurations.Prior to joining NDWE, Scott was Chief Patent Counsel for Ring. While at Ring, Scott led the build-up of the company’s patent portfolio from just a handful of assets to over a thousand assets in just two and a half years. Ring, a company that is now a market leader in the home security space, was acquired by Amazon in April 2018 for approximately $1B.Before joining Ring, Scott was Vice President, Patents for a major patent monetization company, where he oversaw all aspects of the company’s patent prosecution, in addition to assisting with litigation, inter partes reviews, and due diligence in the acquisition of new patent portfolios. Prior to that, Scott spent fourteen years practicing patent law at two firms, including one of the largest and most prestigious IP boutiques in the US.

Santa Monica, California

• Oversee the development of the patent portfolio for several Amazon business units, including Ring, Blink, and Key by Amazon• Mine the R&D programs of Ring, Blink, and KbA for patentable innovations• Manage patent risk for Ring, Blink, and KbA

Santa Monica, California

• Built Ring’s patent portfolio from a handful of assets in October 2015 into a large portfolio that represented a substantial portion of the value paid by Amazon to acquire Ring in April 2018• Continue to direct the strategy and development of Ring’s patent portfolio, including overseeing all of Ring’s U.S. and foreign patent prosecution• Direct strategic acquisitions of third-party patent assets• Negotiate Ring’s intellectual property licensing agreements and strategic partnership agreements• Direct Ring’s patent litigation strategy• Advise Ring’s C-suite executives on legal issues related to intellectual property

Newport Beach, Ca

Oversaw U.S. and foreign prosecution of a patent portfolio that generated over $1.1B in revenue, and returned more than $691M to Acacia's patent partners.

Irvine, Ca

• Patent prosecution, U.S. and foreign.• Patent enforcement.• Representative Technologies: Medical devices (intravascular therapies, continuous glucose monitoring, needle safety devices, needleless connectors); Computer systems (software, storage area networks, adapters, switches); Semiconductor packaging; Aerospace and military hardware and systems.• U.S. trademark prosecution and enforcement.

Los Angeles / Orange County, Ca

• Patent prosecution, U.S. and foreign, infringement studies, right-to-practice opinions and patent enforcement.• Extensive international experience, including practice under the Patent Cooperation Treaty, and before the European, Japanese, Chinese, Canadian and Australian patent offices.• Patent infringement studies, both offensive and defensive, preparation and sending of cease and desist letters, preparation of written opinions of noninfringement and/or invalidity.• Client patent review, covering general overview of patent portfolio and planning strategy for further patent protection and enforcement.• Representative Technologies: Medical devices (orthopedic bracing, surgical implants and implements, catheters, stents) and methods of treating the human body, prosthetic feet, engine systems, construction materials and methods, manufacturing equipment and methods.

Doctor Of Law - Jd, Law

J.D., Law

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Mechanical Engineering

B.S.E., Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Beta Theta PiGraduated magna cum laude.

Electrical Engineering

Completed graduate-level coursework in digital signal processing, channel coding theory, and multimedia communications and networking