Matt Blackburn

About Matt Blackburn

I am a partner with the Lewis Roca law firm and have above 26 years\' experience serving…

Experience

1. Partner

   Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP

   Jan 2025 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   Matthew Blackburn practices before federal district and appellate courts, before the PTAB in contested proceedings, and in state courts. Examples of current or prior cases include-NantWorks v. Niantic (N.D.Cal. & Fed.Cir.): lead trial counsel for plaintiff in patent action regarding Pokémon Go game-OpenSky Industries v. VLSI (PTAB & Fed.Cir.): represented petitioner in first-of-its-kind Director Review and appeal relating to abuse of process and limits of USPTO director’s authority-Brink Biologics v. Sanofi (Los Angeles County, Cal.): lead trial counsel in breach-of-contract action regarding cell-line license-Niantic v. NantWorks (PTAB): lead counsel for patent owner in 2 inter partes reviews of augmented reality patents-Brink Biologics v. AstraZeneca & Viela Bio (Montgomery County, Md.): lead trial counsel in breach-of-contract action regarding cell-line license-Liqwd & Olaplex v. L\'Oreal USA (D.Del.): plaintiffs’ trial counsel in patent, trade secret, and breach of contract action; favorable claim construction led to summary judgment and $91.3M trial verdict -Facet Techs. v. LifeScan (C.D.Cal.): lead trial counsel in patent action relating to blood glucose monitoring devices-L\'Oreal USA v. Liqwd (PTAB & Fed.Cir.): successfully defended 5 post-grant reviews relating to hair care patents-Prep Solutions v. Leicht (E.D.Tex): defended copyright infringement claim involving TRO and preliminary injunction; case settled-Genentech v. Apotex (N.D.Cal): Hatch-Waxman litigation for VALCYTE-AGA Medical v. WL Gore (D.Minn): lead counsel; favorable claim construction led to summary judgment of no infringement-Ledergerber v. WL Gore (N.D.Ill): obtained summary judgment of patent invalidity-Edwards v. WL Gore (N.D.Cal): obtained summary judgment of no infringement on 4 patents-Phosphagenics v. Mylan (Singapore): expert witness in international arbitration-Merial v. Intervet (Australia): expert witness in pharmaceutical research dispute

Education

• Georgetown Law

  J.D. 1997

  1994 — 1997

• Stevens Institute of Technology

  B.E., Chemical Engineering (Polymers)

  1990 — 1994

Skills

• Patent Strategy
• Appeals
• Intellectual Property
• Patent Litigation
• Client Counseling
• Patentability
• Trademark Infringement
• Legal Opinions
• Invention
• Patents
• Patent Prosecution
• Freedom to Operate
• Prosecution
• Reexamination
• Copyright Law
• Patent Applications
• Trials
• Patent Law
• Civil Litigation
• Trade Dress
• Registered Patent Attorney
• Freedom to Operate (Fto)
• Trade Secrets
• Patent Portfolio Analysis
• Licensing
• Ip Counseling
• Litigation
• Medical Devices
• Patent Strategy / Analysis