Claudia Ray

Practice Areas

Claudia Ray represents clients in copyright, trademark, trade secret, false advertising, and contract-related disputes across many industries, including technology, consumer products, financial services, advertising and marketing, transportation, manufacturing, entertainment/media, and fashion/apparel. Representative matters have involved such well-known IP assets as the Obama “Hope” poster, Harry Potter, Chuck Taylor All-Stars, Colgate Total, Burberry’s plaid, and Travelers’ red umbrella, and such diverse subject matter as musical compositions, software, steak houses, investment funds, Broadway shows, textile designs, and alcoholic beverages. Claudia regularly appears before federal and state trial and appellate courts, in domestic and international arbitrations, and in proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the Copyright Royalty Board, the International Trade Commission, and other similar bodies. She also advises clients on their overall IP acquisition, protection and enforcement strategies, including content acquisition and clearance, trademark selection and prosecution, and pre-litigation counseling, in addition to providing guidance on IP issues in the transactional context and negotiating and drafting IP-related agreements. In Chambers USA, clients call her “business-savvy,” an “excellent strategist” and an “outstanding courtroom performer.” She has been honored in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars - Top 50 Women in IP list.