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Haynes and Boone, L.L.P. Offices
800 17TH STREET, NW
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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Joseph Matal
Work Department
Intellectual Property; Patent Office Trials; Trademarks; Technology Transactions
Position
Partner
Career
Joe has served as both the U.S. Patent and Trademark’s Acting Director and Acting Solicitor. As Acting Solicitor, he defended the agency in intellectual property cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. In his role in the Solicitor’s Office, he participated in briefing almost every major case involving PTAB trials that has come before the Federal Circuit, including cases that have defined the Board’s powers and the evidence that it may consider, the content of final decisions, and the burdens and scope of motions to amend. His practice focuses on USPTO post-issuance proceedings and Federal Circuit appeals.
Education
J.D., University of California, Berkeley School of Law, 1996, Order of the Coif; Articles Editor, California Law Review
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Firm Rankings
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Energy > Energy litigation: electric power
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Finance > Financial services regulation