Ray K. Harris
Mr. Harris practices in the area of commercial litigation, including trade secret, trademark, trade dress, computer software copyright, and other intellectual property protection matters.Representative Cases
Dream Games of Arizona, Inc. v. PC Onsite, 561 F.3d 983, (9th Cir 2009)Braun Corp. v. Vantage Mobility Intern., LLC, 608 F.Supp.2d 1036 (N.D.Ind., 2009)
Societe Civile Succession Guino v. Renoir, 549 F.3d 1182 (9th Cir 2008)
Lemon v Harlem Globetrotters Intern., Inc., 437 FSupp2d 1089 (D Ariz 2006)
Allied Tube & Conduit Corp. v. John Maneely Co., 125 F.Supp.2d (D.Ariz.2000)
Arizona Retail Systems v. The Software Link, 831 F.Supp.759 (D.Ariz.1993)
Hunt v. Pasternack, 192F.3d877 (9th Cir. 1999)
Johnson Controls v. Phoenix Control Systems, 886F.2d 1173 (9th Cir. 1989)
Adelman v. Christy, 90 F.Supp.2d 1034 (D.Ariz.2000)
Articles and Presentations
Speaker, Trade Secrets, IP section program, State Bar Convention (June 19 2008)"Technology Barriers: 21st Century IP Basics" (with Rod Fuller) Arizona Attorney (Jan 2008) at 22-30
Speaker, IP Issues in the Employer Employee Relationship, IP section program, State Bar Convention (June 15 2006)
AUTM Manual "Copyright Protection" Chapter (with Stacie Smith) 2006
"Copyright Protection for Genetic Databases" (with Susan Rosenfield) Jurimetrics (Winter 2005) at 225
Non-Compete Agreements With Step-Down Provisions: Will Arizona Courts Enforce Them? (with Ali J. Farhang, Fennemore Craig, P.C.), Arizona Attorney, (December 2005)
Speaker, Copyright Protection for Databases, IP section program, State Bar Convention (June 6, 2005)
Speaker, DMCA , IP section program, State Bar Convention (June 10 2004)
"Compliance Planning For IP Crimes" (with James Burgess) Buffalo IP Law J (Fall 2003) at 1
“Trade Dress: Always in Style" (with Steve Winkelman) IP Litigator (May/June 2003)
Surveying the Boundaries: Recent Developments in Trademark Surveys, The Computer & Internet Lawyer, Volume 19, Number 5 (May 2002)
Corporate Website Audit Issues, 16 The Corporate Counselor 1 (Spring 2002)
Planting Your Flag: Trademark Protection for Services and Software, Arizona Attorney (March 2001)
Why Product Configuration Cannot be Inherently Distinctive, 91 TMR 908 (2001)
Software Protection: Patents, Law Host Online Law Journal (1999)
Landlord Liability for Tenant Infringements, Intellectual Property Today (August 1995)
Professional and Community Activities
Past Chair, Intellectual Property Section, State Bar of ArizonaMember, State Bar of Arizona
Member, Litigation, Intellectual Property Law and Science and Technology Law Sections, American Bar Association
Member, Computer Law Association
Member, International Trademark Association
Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Director, Arizona Software and Internet Association
Director, GSPED High Technology Industry Cluster
Member, Board of Directors, Arizona Technology Counsel
Former Director, Arizona Technology Incubator
Past Seminar Chair, Intellectual Property in the Workplace, State Bar of Arizona
Past Seminar Chair, Litigating Trade Dress Cases, Arizona State Bar Convention
Past Seminar Chair, Recent Developments in Trademark Law, Arizona State Bar Convention
Past Seminar Chair, Digital Evidence, Arizona State Bar Convention
Past Seminar Chair, Copyright Law for the Digital Age
Past Seminar Chair, The Law of the Internet in Arizona
Past Seminar Chair, eCommerce: The Law of eBusiness
Faculty Member, Intellectual Property and Litigation Seminars, Association of Univervsity Technology Managers
Faculty Member, Intellectual Property and Litigation Seminars, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Admissions
Arizona, 1982U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals, Tenth Circuit, 1988
U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit, 2000
Education and Honors
J.D., Order of the Coif, University of Arizona, Order of the Coif, 1982B.S.B.A., University of Arizona, 1979
Executive Editor, Arizona Law Review (1981-1982)
Best Lawyers in America®, Intellectual Property Law, 2006-2010
Southwest Super Lawyers®, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2009
Ray K. HarrisDirector
Phoenix
P: (602) 916-5414
F: (602) 916-5614
E: rharris@fclaw.com
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Commercial Litigation
Intellectual Property
Life Sciences
Franchise Law
International
Restaurant and Food Services
Emerging Business and Technologies
Litigation
Past Articles
Tradition Takes a Bow
Non-compete Agreements With Step...
Science, Politics and Pygmy-Owls
Copyright Protection for Genetic...
Compliance Planning for Intellec...
Trade Dress: Always in Style?
Surveying the Boundaries: Recent...
Corporate Website Audit Issues
Why Product Configurations Canno...
Planting Your Flag: Trademark Pr...
Protection of Trade Secrets
Domain Name Rules Require Good F...
Solution to the Y2K Problem Requ...
Past Newsletters
Competing with Yourself
Tec...
Past Seminars
AUTM Software and Digital Media Course
The Association of University Technology Managers
Arizona Technology Council
Recent DMCA Cases and Developments
Human Genetic Sampling: Ethical, Legal and Social Considerations
International Brand Protection and the Madrid Protocol
Technology Transfer Opportunities in Arizona
Intellectual Property Crimes and Corporate Compliance
"Building a Team and Executing Operations"
"Financing Your Break-Through Idea" AZ Tech Council Seminar