Ruben Muñoz > Akin > Philadelphia, United States > Lawyer Profile

Akin
TWO COMMERCE SQUARE, SUITE 2200, 2005 MARKET STREET
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19103
PENNSYLVANIA
United States
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Work Department

Partner; Intellectual Property

Position

Rubén Muñoz represents public and privately-held companies in patent and trade secret litigation involving a wide array of technologies, including medical devices, biotechnology, pharmaceuticals and electronics. He represents clients in federal and state courts, before the International Trade Commission and before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent Office in inter partes review proceedings. He has been counsel of record in over 50 inter partes review (IPR) proceedings with nearly half of them as lead counsel.

To learn more about Ruben, please visit his profile here: https://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/ruben-h-munoz.html

Career

Prior to attending law school, Rubén spent five years at Ford Motor Company’s Scientific Research Laboratory, where he worked as an engineer on the development of advanced engine technologies.

Memberships

  • Sedona Conference Working Group 10, Patent Litigation.
  • PTAB Bar Association.
  • Federal Circuit Bar Association.

Education

J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2007
Graduate Certificate, University of Pennsylvania, 2007
M.S., Louisiana State University, 1997
B.S., Louisiana State University, 1994

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)

Led by life sciences expert Steven Maslowski in Philadelphia, the intellectual property group at Akin is experienced in all US patent litigation forums and represents clients in a broad range of technical fields. Also in Philadelphia, Matthew Pearson is a patent attorney specializing in the life sciences sector, and Ruben Muñoz litigates IP disputes for a wide range of tech companies. The group in Washington DC includes seasoned patent litigators Cono Carrano and Brandon Rash, Z.W. Julius Chen, who represents clients in all stages of appellate litigation, and Rachel Elsby, who focuses on patent litigation and appeals to the Federal Circuit. Other key practitioners include patent infringement disputes specialist Michael Kahn in New York and Daniel Moffett in San Antonio, who represents clients in all aspects of IP procurement and protection.