About Josh

Posted on | June 4, 2008 | No Comments

Joshua M. Ryland
Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar LLP
1621 Euclid Avenue, 19th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44115
+1 216.736.3126
jryland@rennerotto.com

Disclaimer: I always feel odd
describing myself in the third person—especially outside of
post-game interviews.  But Kyle refused to write my bio, so I have no
choice. 

Josh is an accomplished federal
litigator and licensing attorney.  With a background in biology and a
serious addiction to computers and electronic gadgets, Josh found IP
trials to be right up his alley.  Before joining the ranks of the
tech warriors, however, Josh cut his teeth as a federal clerk for
Chief Judge Paul R. Matia of the Northern District of Ohio during the
highly publicized trial of John Demjanjuk.  After that, Josh honed
his chops on complex federal suits and big deals at both Jones Day in
Cleveland and Sullivan & Cromwell in New York.  When the siren
call of the courtroom became too much to ignore, he joined Renner
Otto, crossing the country for good times and great results.   

Josh is a member of the John M. Manos
Inn of Court, the Cleveland Intellectual Property Lawyers
Association, and the executive council for the intellectual property
section of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association.  He was also
recognized as an Ohio Super Layers "Rising Star" for IP
litigation.

Josh has spoken to numerous
organizations on topics including patent litigation, Federal Circuit
trends, brief writing, and litigation ethics.

In addition to IP trial work, Josh
counsels clients—big and small—on IP licensing issues, technology
transfers from universities and hospitals, and technology development
agreements.  It keeps him sane. 

Education

J.D. cum laude, University of Michigan
Law School, 1999
B.S. summa cum laude, Biological
Science, The Ohio State University, 1996

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