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Ramsey M. Al-Salam Partner

  • Seattle

    D +1.206.359.6385

    F +1.206.359.9000

    Seattle

    1201 Third Avenue, Suite 4900

    Seattle, WA 98101-3099

    +1.206.359.6385

    RAlSalam@perkinscoie.com

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  • 06.22.2023
    Ramsey Al-Salam Quoted in Law360—Jury Says Chipmaker Impinj Didn't Infringe Rival's Patent
    General News
    Ramsey Al-Salam was quoted in "Jury Says Chipmaker Impinj Didn't Infringe Rival's Patent," an article in Law360, regarding a federal jury's decision that Seattle chipmaker Impinj Inc. did not infringe a rival's patent involving radio frequency identification tracking technology.
  • 06.21.2023
    Ramsey Al-Salam Quoted in Law360— Seattle Jury Urged to Award $9.8M In Chipmaker Impinj IP Trial
    General News
    Ramsey Al-Salam was quoted in "Seattle Jury Urged to Award $9.8M In Chipmaker Impinj IP Trial," an article in Law360, regarding a federal case to determine whether Seattle chipmaker Impinj Inc. infringed a patent involving radio frequency identification.
  • 06.09.2023
    Ramsey Al-Salam Quoted in Law360—Chipmaker Impinj Tells Jury It Couldn't Infringe 'Invalid' Patent
    General News
    Ramsey Al-Salam was quoted in "Chipmaker Impinj Tells Jury It Couldn't Infringe 'Invalid' Patent," an article in Law360, regarding a federal case to determine whether Seattle chipmaker Impinj Inc. infringed a patent involving radio frequency identification.
  • 06.01.2023
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2023 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
  • 01.18.2023
    Nine Perkins Coie Lawyers Named 2023 IAM Global Leaders
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that nine of its lawyers were recognized in Intellectual Asset Management magazine’s IAM Global Leaders 2023 guide, which highlights the world’s foremost private-practice patent professionals. 
  • 08.18.2022
    Best Lawyers® 2023 Recognizes 403 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 403 of its attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® 2023. A total of 279 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 124 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 8.10.2022
    IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes Perkins Coie and 49 Firm Attorneys as Patent Leaders in U.S. and China
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 49 of its intellectual property (IP) attorneys in the United States and Asia were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the 2022 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world’s leading, best-in-class patent professionals in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation. The firm was also ranked nationally in the United States and China and internationally overall for patent litigation, prosecution, and post-grant proceedings.  
  • 07.06.2022
    Perkins Coie Recognized as IP and Life Sciences Leader in US and China by Managing IP
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has again been ranked nationally in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars guide, achieving recognition in five categories in 2022: Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution, PTAB Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, and Life Sciences.
  • 06.01.2022
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2022 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
  • 01.12.2022
    Eight Perkins Coie IP Attorneys Named 2022 IAM Global Leaders
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that eight of its intellectual property attorneys were recognized in Intellectual Asset Management magazine’s IAM Global Leaders 2022 guide, which highlights the world’s foremost private practice patent professionals.
  • 08.26.2021
    Best Lawyers® 2022 Recognizes 367 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 367 of its attorneys were recognized by the 2022 Best Lawyers®. A total of 278 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 89 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 08.04.2021
    IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes Perkins Coie and 46 Firm Attorneys as Patent Leaders in US and China
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 44 of its intellectual property (IP) attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the 2021 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world’s leading, best-in-class patent professionals in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation.
  • 06.22.2021
    Perkins Coie Recognized as National Patent, Trademark, and Life Sciences Leader by Managing IP
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has again been ranked nationally in Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars guide, achieving 2021 recognition in five categories: Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution, PTAB Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, and Life Sciences. 
  • 05.20.2021
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2021 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
  • 12.03.2020
    Eight Perkins Coie IP Attorneys Named IAM Global Leaders
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that eight of its intellectual property attorneys were recognized in Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Global Leaders 2021 guide, which brings together the world’s foremost private practice patent professionals.
  • 08.20.2020
    Best Lawyers® 2021 Recognizes 358 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 358 of its attorneys were recognized by Best Lawyers® 2021. A total of 290 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2021 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and 68 attorneys were selected for inclusion in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
  • 07.02.2020
    Perkins Coie Recognized as National Patent and Life Sciences Leader by Managing IP
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that it has again been ranked nationally in Managing Intellectual Property’s 2020 IP Stars guide in the Patent Contentious, Patent Prosecution, PTAB Litigation, and Life Sciences: IP categories.
  • 06.30.2020
    IAM Patent 1000 Recognizes 37 Perkins Coie Attorneys as Top Practitioners and Names Perkins Coie a Patent Leader in US and China
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm and 37 of its intellectual property attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the 2020 IAM Patent 1000 list, which recognizes the world’s leading patent professionals who are the best-in-class in patent prosecution, licensing, and litigation.
  • 04.27.2020
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2020 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie LLP is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2020, the firm is recognized for 55 practice areas and 141 individual attorneys, marking an increase from the 52 practices areas and 139 recognized attorneys a year ago.
  • 08.15.2019
    Best Lawyers® 2020 Recognizes 283 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 282 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
  • 06.21.2019
    IAM Recognizes 33 Perkins Coie Attorneys as Top IP Practitioners and Names Firm a U.S. Litigation Leader
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm and 33 of its intellectual property attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management in the IAM Patent 1000 list for 2019, which recognizes the world’s leading patent professionals who are the best in class in patent prosecution, licensing and litigation.
  • 06.18.2019
    Managing Intellectual Property Recognizes 26 Perkins Coie Attorneys as IP Stars and Two as Top 250 Women in IP
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm and 26 of its intellectual property attorneys were recognized in Managing Intellectual Property’s (MIP) 2019 IP Stars list. Additionally, two women partners, Shannon Bloodworth, Firmwide Co-Chair of the Intellectual Property practice, and Grace Han Stanton again landed on the MIP Top 250 Women in IP list.
  • 05.01.2019
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Law Firms in 2019 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2019, the firm is recognized in 52 practice areas and 139 individual attorneys.
  • 08.20.2018
    Best Lawyers® 2019 Recognizes 277 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 277 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2019 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.
  • 08.15.2018
    23 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named 2019 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 23 of its attorneys from six offices have been named 2019 Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®.
  • 05.03.2018
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2018 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2018, the firm is recognized in 51 practice areas and 130 individual attorneys were also recognized.
  • 02.21.2018
    Perkins Coie Again Recognized for Top Performance in Patent Appeals
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that the firm has been recognized by Law360 as one of the firms that “dominated” in patent cases decided by the Federal Circuit in 2017 due to its 8–1 win–loss record. Perkins Coie tied for fifth in total victories, and the firm’s record tied for second-best of all listed firms. This is the second year in a row that Perkins Coie has been ranked in the top eight for overall case wins.
  • 02.19.2018
    Perkins Coie Featured in Law360 - The Firms That Dominated At The Federal Circuit In 2017
    General News
    Perkins Coie was featured in the Law360 article, “The Firms That Dominated At The Federal Circuit In 2017.” The article noted Perkins Coie’s 8–1 record in patent cases in the Federal Circuit during 2017. Perkins Coie tied for fifth in total victories, and its won–loss record tied for second-best of all listed firms.
  • 08.15.2017
    Best Lawyers® 2018 Recognizes 281 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 281 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2018 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®.
  • 05.26.2017
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms In 2017 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2017, the firm is recognized in 40 practice areas and 131 individual attorneys were recognized.
  • 01.12.2017
    Perkins Coie Attorneys Mentioned in Law360's Weekly Verdict - Legal Lions & Lambs
    General News

    Law360

    Dan Bagatell, Ramsey Al-Salam and Victoria Smith were mentioned in Law360's "Weekly Verdict - Legal Lions & Lambs," regarding the Federal Circuit's decision to uphold a lower court's ruling that Google Inc., Verizon Wireless, AT&T Mobility LLC, T-Mobile USA Inc. and BlackBerry Ltd. do not infringe a patent on phone billing technology.

  • 08.15.2016
    Best Lawyers® 2017 Recognizes 252 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 252 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2017 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.
  • 05.27.2016
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2016 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States. For 2016, the firm is recognized in 37 practice areas and 127 individual attorneys were recognized.
  • 08.17.2015
    Best Lawyers® 2016 Recognizes 245 Perkins Coie Attorneys
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 245 of its attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers In America®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession; a more than 10 percent increase over the 221 firm attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers in the 2015 edition.
  • 06.22.2015
    30 Perkins Coie Attorneys Recognized by Intellectual Asset Management Magazine as Top Patent Practitioners; Two As World’s Leading IP Strategists
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 30 of the firm’s intellectual property attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the IAM Strategy 300 and IAM Patent 1000 lists. 
  • 05.19.2015
    Perkins Coie Named Among Top Firms in 2015 Chambers USA
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that it has again been ranked by Chambers & Partners, publishers of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, as one of the top law firms in the United States.
  • 06.17.2014
    27 Perkins Coie Attorneys Recognized by Intellectual Asset Management Magazine as Top Patent Practitioners
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is pleased to announce that 27 of the firm’s intellectual property attorneys were recognized by Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) in the IAM Patent 1000 and IAM Strategy 300 lists. The lists, published in the June 2014 issue of IAM Magazine, provide in-house counsel with detailed information on top patent practitioners in many major jurisdictions worldwide.
  • 06.13.2014
    23 Perkins Coie Attorneys Named Lawyers of The Year By Best Lawyers®
    Press Releases
    Perkins Coie is proud to announce that 23 of its attorneys have been named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

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  • Washington
  • California
  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Washington
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas
  • U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado

Education

  • UC Berkeley School of Law, (formerly Boalt Hall), J.D., 1983
  • University of California, Santa Barbara, B.A., Mathematics/Economics, with highest honors, 1980