Matthew D. Todd

Matthew Todd has 20+ years of experience assisting clients with the preparation and prosecution of patents, principally in the chemical and mechanical arts. Matt’s experience includes patent preparation for bleach-based and other cleaning compositions, starch-polymer blends, medical and dental technologies, silicon and other carbide materials, alloys, catalysts, biodegradation and air pollution control systems, modular furniture systems, and other mechanical devices. He counsels on transactional work, including opinions regarding patentability, validity, freedom to operate, and infringement.

In addition to helping develop the intellectual property portfolio of large companies, Matt has particularly appreciated working with and counseling small and medium sized companies. It is in this space that he is able to thoughtfully help allocate limited resources to protect their competitive advantage through development of an intellectual property portfolio tailored to their needs.

Specific client experience:

• Assisting a Fortune 500 company in maintaining and expanding their worldwide patent portfolio
• Assisting local intermountain startup with developing and executing an IP strategy to protect its competitive advantage
• Assisting various foreign entities in evaluating clearance/freedom to operate within the US as to key products

Prior to becoming an attorney, Matt earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering allowing him to prepare and prosecute patents using a combination of his science background and legal expertise.