Ryan E. Keller - Associate

Mr. Keller practices with the firm’s patent and trademark prosecution group. Mr. Keller joined Workman Nydegger after serving as a judicial intern for Justice Jill Parrish of the Utah Supreme Court.

He graduated summa cum laude from the J. Reuben Clark Law School at Brigham Young University, where he was also an Executive Editor of the BYU Law Review. Mr. Keller represented the BYU law school in the Giles Sutherland Rich Memorial Moot Court Competition, a nationally recognized IP moot court competition, receiving several recognitions, including Best Oralist at the 2008 Western Regional, Best Appellate Brief, Best Appellee Brief, and Best Oralist at the 2008 local competition, and Best Appellate Brief and Best Appellee Brief in 2007 local competition.

Prior to law school Mr. Keller studied mechanical engineering at the University of Utah, graduating in the top ten percent of his class. As an undergraduate, he also distinguished himself by being recognized by the faculty as the Outstanding Mechanical Engineering Student.

Primary Practice Focus

• U.S. Prosecution of IP
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Trademark Prosecution

• International Prosecution of IP
  • Patent Prosecution
  • Trademark Prosecution

Other Practice Experience

• Complex IP Litigation, Inter Partes Conflicts & Mediation and Arbitration
  • Trademark Oppositions and Cancellations
  • Domain Name Disputes
  • Litigation support including legal research and drafting of pleadings and briefs

Technical Experience

• Mechanics & Mechanical Engineering
  • Oil and Gas Exploration and Production Technologies
  • Semiconductor Device Fabrication and Packaging
  • Wall Partitions and other Architectural and Building Components
  • Exercise and Training Equipment
  • Medical and Dental devices

Second Language

Italian

Education

• J.D., summa cum laude, order of the coif, J. Reuben Clark School of Law, Brigham Young University, 2008
• B.S., University of Utah, Mechanical Engineering, 2005

Professional Admissions and Associations

• Utah State Bar
• Registered Patent Attorney
• American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• American Bar Association

Other Information of Interest

• Judicial Intern, Justice Jill Parrish, Utah Supreme Court, January - April 2007
• Executive Editor, BYU Law Review, April 2007 - April 2008
• Vice President of Pi Tau Sigma Mechanical Engineering Honors Society, 2003 - 2004
• Member of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honors Society