Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Gray participated in Foley's summer associate program and was an extern for the Honorable Mark Filip, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He has also worked as an assistant webmaster for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department, helping to integrate new technologies into the department's Website.

Mr. Gray obtained his bachelor's degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.S., with distinction, 2003). He focused his studies on areas such as cryptography, combinatorics, database management systems, and artificial intelligence. His law degree was conferred by Northwestern University School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2006), where he was a staff member and symposium editor for the Northwestern Journal of Technology and Intellectual Property. While in law school he was a member of the Northwestern National Trial Team.

Mr. Gray is an adjunct professor at the Northwestern University School of Law, where he teaches patent law. He is also the creator and sole author of "Gray On Claims" (grayonclaims.com), a blog devoted to exploring patent claim construction and related issues. Mr. Gray has authored more than 45 articles for this blog.

Mr. Gray is a member of the Richard Linn American Inn of Court. He is admitted to practice in Wisconsin.

Publications and Presentations:

• “Bilski – End of an Era?,” Illinois Paralegal Association 2009 Fall Education Conference, November 2009
• "Federal Circuit Provides Guidance on Inequitable Conduct, But Leaves Some Questions Unanswered," Foley & Lardner LLP IP Litigation Fall 2008 Newsletter, December 2008
• "A Potential Lightsaber in the 'Dictionary Wars'," IP Law360, April 2007
• "Rights Holders Prevail: Evidence Against Streamcast is 'Overwhelming'," World Copyright Law Report, November 2006
• "Inline or Insane? The Federal Circuit's Recent Interpretation of Festo in Honeywell v. Hamilton Sundstrand," 4 Nw. J. Tech. & Intell. Prop. 100