Industry-leading patent portfolios, strategic patent counsel 

Raye Daugherty advises multinational manufacturers on patent portfolio management. A trusted legal advisor to her clients, Raye develops global patent strategies, including providing straightforward and cost-effective advice regarding complex legal and technical issues. Recognized for having created dominant patent portfolios in particular industries, she focuses on:

• Global patent protection and enforcement
• Clearance, infringement and validity determinations and opinions
• Patent due diligence for transactions

Partnering with clients to gain a thorough understanding of their business and industry allows Raye to provide strategic counsel and cost predictability while building the company's patent portfolio. She provides strategic value by developing and implementing processes that allow for efficient management of the company's patent portfolio, while maximizing its value and avoiding infringement risks.

Bar Admissions

• Wisconsin

Education

• Milwaukee School of Engineering (B.S., 1997)
  • Biomedical Engineering

• Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management, Certificate, Quarles & Brady Leadership Program (2016)

• University of Wisconsin Law School (J.D., cum laude, 2000)

• "Global Patent Protection for Medical Devices"
• "Keeping Diagnostic Technology Protected with Global Patents"
• "Offensive or Defensive: Which Side Are You On?"
• "Practical Strategies for Using Patent Office Inter Partes Reviews in Business Decisions"