Profile
Matthew is an experienced IP litigator, trial attorney, and trusted counselor who cares deeply about his clients and their goals. Matthew forges genuine connections with his clients, opposing counsel, judges, and juries. Clients rely on Matthew’s legal insight and practical experience to safeguard their innovations and brands.
Matthew litigates and tries IP cases. He represents clients nationwide in federal district courts, guiding them through every phase of litigation. Matthew knows when to litigate and knows when to settle. He has secured early settlements and wins at summary judgment, trial, and on appeal. In the last year, Matthew has obtained both plaintiff- and defendant-side jury verdicts for his clients. Matthew’s diverse technical experience spans numerous industries and technologies including medical devices, remote controls, wireless communications, television displays, lawnmowers, hand tools, power tools, baby products, sporting goods, food packaging, kitchen appliances, and other consumer and industrial software, electronics, and mechanical devices. Matthew also handles high-stakes proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
Beyond the courtroom, Matthew has deep experience advising companies large and small on IP matters of all types.
Concentrations
- Patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret litigation
- Patent appeals
- Domestic and foreign trademark selection and availability
- Transactional intellectual property, including licensing and IP due diligence for mergers, acquisitions, and finance transactions
Capabilities
Experience
- Represented Falconhead Capital in the sale of substantially all of the assets of Rita’s Holdings, LLC to an affiliate of Argosy Capital.
- Representation of a national benefits, insurance, and wealth management services provider in a trademark infringement action involving infringement of company logo.
- Representation of an international food company in the defense of a patent infringement action involving resealable cookie packaging.
- Representation of an international consumer products company in the defense of a four-patent infringement action involving baseball helmets, football helmets, and football shoulder pads.
- Representation of an international consumer electronics company in the defense of a patent infringement action involving television display technology.
- Representation of a thermometer manufacturer in the defense of a patent infringement action involving temporal artery thermometers.
- Representation of a universal remote control company in 10 IPR proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board relating to remote control technology.
- Represented an international consumer electronics company in the defense of a patent infringement action involving broadcast parental control blocking technology for televisions. Obtained summary judgment of non-infringement and a per curiam affirmance on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
- Represented a universal remote control company in the enforcement of a 17-patent infringement action involving remote control technology. Obtained a favorable settlement without trial.
- Represented a universal remote control company in an IPR proceeding before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board relating to remote control technology. Obtained non-institution decision.
- Represented an international consumer products company in the defense of a patent infringement action involving portable slow cookers. Obtained summary judgment of invalidity and an affirmance on appeal to the Federal Circuit.
- Represented an international fashion accessory company in the defense of a copyright action involving purses. Obtained favorable settlement without trial.
- Represented a national tool company in a patent infringement action involving cable crimp tools. Obtained favorable settlement without trial.
- Represented an international consumer products company in the defense of a trademark infringement action. Obtained favorable settlement without trial.
- Represented an international tool company in the defense of a patent infringement action involving power saw tables. Obtained early, favorable settlement without trial.
- Represented multiple national restaurant chains in patent infringement lawsuits relating to menu functionality on the clients’ websites. Obtained favorable settlement after early disclosures.
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, American Bar Association
- Member, American Intellectual Property Law Association
Credentials
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J.D., with high honors, Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of Technology, 2009
- Managing Editor, Chicago-Kent Law Review, 2008
- Order of the Coif
- Master of Liberal Arts, University of Chicago, 2015
- B.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2005
- Illinois
- U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit