PARTNER
COOLEY LLP
Joseph M. Drayton is a partner in the Cooley Litigation department and member of the Intellectual Property Litigation practice group. He joined the Firm in 2012 and is resident in the New York office.
Mr. Drayton’s practice background includes a broad range of intellectual property and complex commercial matters. He is experienced in patent litigation, trademark and copyright usage, trade dress, design patents and false advertising. Mr. Drayton also counsels clients in all aspects of intellectual property acquisition, transfer, protection and enforcement. He has represented leading companies in the media, telecommunications, banking, private equity, pharmaceutical, electronics and retail industries.
Mr. Drayton practices before both state and federal courts, as well as the International Trade Commission. He has been a lead member of numerous patent trial teams, including four over the past few years. Mr. Drayton has handled temporary restraining orders, preliminary injunctions, all facets of motion practice and complex discovery.
Mr. Drayton has been recognized as one of the top patent attorneys in the United States. Recently, he was named to the IAM Patent1000 list, a recognition that honors the top patent practitioners in the world. He has been recognized by the New York City Bar Association with the 2014 Diversity and Inclusion Champion Award. In 2010, Mr. Drayton was also named among the National Bar Association’s “Nation’s Best Advocates: 40 Lawyers Under 40.”
Mr. Drayton is the Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Committee of the American Bar Association’s Section of Litigation. Mr. Drayton has devoted hundreds of hours providing pro bono legal services, including trial work and representing several indigent clients.
Prior to joining Cooley, Mr. Drayton was of counsel in the New York office of Kaye Scholer LLP.
EDUCATION
- University of Pennsylvania Law School JD, 1997
- University of Maryland, College Park BS, 1993
BAR ADMISSIONS
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- New York
COURT ADMISSIONS
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Council
- Maryland State Bar Association
- Metropolitan Black Bar Association
- Missouri Bar Association
- National Bar Association
- New York City Bar Association
- New York State Bar Association
