Admissions

  • District of Columbia
  • Georgia

Recognitions

  • The Legal 500 United States: IPT 2020: 'Our TM portfolio team leader at DLA, Ryan Compton, consistently staffs projects with a very diverse group and at a wide variety of billing rates to add value where possible. 'He consistently manages a significant number of local counsel with very little oversight and almost no administrative effort as the client. Ryan makes the extra effort to understand how to best communicate with our legal team and is available 24×7. Even when matters may not be anywhere close to the most "important" task on his plate that day, Ryan always makes us feel like a priority.'
  • The Legal 500 United States, Trademarks: Non-Contentions (including Prosecution, Portfolio Management and Licensing), 2019
    • High-profile clients include Nike, Al Jaazera, ESPN and also Dr Seuss Enterprises, which Ryan Compton advises on prosecution, licensing and enforcement issues.
  • The World's Leading Trademark Professionals, World Trademark Review 1000, 2020
    • Of counsel Ryan Compton has "vast experience and is fast and efficient in US trademark prosecution". He is rigorous on portfolio management and has finely honed licensing skills.
  • Client Choice Awards Recipient, 2018

Education

  • J.D., Emory University School of Law 2003
    Emory International Law Review, Executive Managing Editor
    ABA/BNA Award for Excellence in the Study of Intellectual Property
  • B.S., Vanderbilt University 2000

Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • District of Columbia Bar Association, Intellectual Property Law Section
  • State Bar of Georgia
  • International Trademark Association