Biography

Matthew Beck is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in Haynes Boone’s Washington, D.C. office. His practice focuses on patent disputes before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), patent prosecution, and patent counseling.

Matthew has experience in inter partes review proceedings before the USPTO. He also has experience prosecuting patent applications in various fields and maintains an active pro bono docket.

Matthew’s technical experience includes a wide array of technologies including video compression and encoding, artificial intelligence, networking, and computer hardware and software.

Prior to law school, Matthew studied computer science at Lafayette College, where he competed in track and field and served as an advocate for mental health awareness in collegiate athletics. As a student, he worked with multiple local nonprofits on both front and back end development of education information software.

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  • The Giles S. Rich American Inn of Court, Pupil, 2019-2020
  • “Takeaways from PTAB’s Precedential Decision on Prior Art Analysis for Post-AIA Patents,” co-author, IPWatchdog, December 6, 2023.
  • “Navigating The Murky Waters Of Patent Claims Involving AI After Amgen v. Sanofi,” co-author, Drug Discovery Online, August 24, 2023.
  • “US Supreme Court: The More One Claims, The More One Must Enable,” co-author, The Patent Lawyer, June 7, 2023.
  • “Forum Selection Clauses May Bar an IPR,” co-author, IPWatchdog, March 9, 2022.
  • "Data Points from Federal Circuit Administrative Procedure Act Decisions,” co-author, 2021 Appellate Year in Review, PTAB Bar Association, January, 2022.

Education

J.D., American University Washington College of Law, 2021, Senior Staffer, Administrative Law Review

B.S., Computer Science, Lafayette College, 2018

Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

District of Columbia