Top Patent Infringement Lawyers Near Me in Salt Lake City Area

Sarah Matthews prepares and prosecutes patent applications, including those related to chemical arts and medical devices. Mrs. Matthews also prepares opinions for clients regarding the patentability, validity, and infringement of United States patents. She has worked on diverse intellectual property litigation issues, including patent infringement, trademark infringement, trade secrets, and copyrights. Ms. Matthews has represented clients on both sides of patent infringement suits, including non-practicing entities enforcing patents and defendants accused of patent infringement.. Outside the office Ms. Matthews enjoys outdoor activites such as backpacking, skiing, hiking, and camping. She has backpacked the 93-mile Wonderland Trail around Mt. Rainier.

Mr. Todd has participated as counsel in over 25 patent appeals at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and in a number of patent actions in federal trial courts.  His practice focuses primarily on the summary judgment and appellate phases of patent litigation, and on client counseling matters requiring an analysis of patent infringement and validity.. Mr. Todd served from 1997-1998 as a law clerk to the Honorable Randall R. Rader at the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which resolves patent appeals from all U.S. district courts as well as all appeals from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Todd has participated in authoring a number of publications on patent law issues, has lectured on intellectual property issues, and currently serves as an adjunct professor of law at Brigham Young University where he teaches courses in patent law. He has also served as the principal author in amicus briefs filed on behalf of the American Intellectual Property Law Association in cases pending before the United States Supreme Court and the Federal Circuit.

Mr. Cassell counsels clients in all areas of United States patent practice, ranging from patent procurement to opinion preparation to licensing.. He has written many patent applications in close cooperation with inventors and actively participates in the management of patent portfolios of companies. He helps clients evaluate inventions in the context of business objectives and applies his extensive prosecution experience to develop internal patent procurement strategies and procedures for clients. He routinely handles applications received from abroad in the United States, as well as filing applications in international patent offices directly and in accordance with the International Patent Cooperation Treaty. Mr. Cassell also counsels clients on patent validity and infringement. He has written numerous opinions to defend clients against charges of willful patent infringement, and has negotiated with opposing counsel about such patents. In addition, he regularly advises clients about infringement risks during the design process and has coordinated clearance studies requiring the evaluation of competitor patents. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Cassell worked as a design engineer with particular focus on industrial applications involving high temperature materials.

Mr. Aycock is a member of the firm’s litigation group. His practice includes patent, trademark, and copyright infringement actions, and trade secret, false advertising, and unfair competition cases. He also works on transactional matters such as the preparation of opinions regarding validity, infringement, unenforceability, and patentability.

Experienced Patent Infringement attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.

Experienced Patent Infringement attorney serving clients in Salt Lake City and surrounding areas.