Mr. Gray graduated from the 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 Trial Team. Mr. Gray was a judicial extern for the Honorable Mark Filip, United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Mr. Gray obtained a degree in computer science and mathematics from the University of Wisconsin - Madison (B.S., with distinction, 2003). His focus was on areas such as cryptography, combinatorics, database management systems, and artificial intelligence.

He developed his early experience in the practical application of internet technology as assistant webmaster for the University of Wisconsin Athletic Department where he helped integrate new technologies into the department's Web site.

Mr. Gray serves as 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 is a charter member of the Richard Linn American Inn of Court. He is admitted to practice only in Wisconsin, and is not admitted in California.

Publications and Presentations:

• "Patent Marking and the Recent Flood of False Marking Suits," webcast seminar for the State Bar of Wisconsin, June 15, 2010
• Guest panelist on "This Week in Law" podcast discussing false marking, March 2010
• "Is Marking Worth the Trouble?" 4 Bloomberg Law Reports - Intellectual Property 10, March 8, 2010 available at bloomberglaw.com (with Allen A. Arntsen)
• "Federal Circuit Decision on False Marking Means an Uptick in Litigation and Increased Liability Exposure," Foley & Lardner IP Litigation Winter 2010 Newsletter, March 2010
• Guest panelist on "This Week in Law" podcast discussing In re Bilski and study on increasing domination of the patent system, December 2009
• "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