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Matthew B. Walters - Overland Park, KS
10801 Mastin Street, Suite 100084 Corporate Woods Overland Park, KS 66210
Hovey Williams LLP
Overland Park Intellectual Property Litigation Lawyer
Overview
Since joining Hovey Williams in 2007, Matt's practice has focused principally on intellectual property litigation. Matt has extensive patent litigation experience in federal district courts from Hawaii to Boston involving diverse technological fields, including medical devices, aseptic packaging, fish processing, fertilizers, agricultural equipment, rangefinders, and various types of consumer goods.
Matt also has substantial experience in post grant review proceedings before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Matt participated in preparation and litigation of the first inter partes review proceeding ever conducted at the Patent Office. Before that, Matt gained significant experience conducting ex parte and inter partes reexamination proceedings before the Patent Office.
Matt joined Hovey Williams in 2007 after earning his law degree from the University of Missouri-Kansas City, where he graduated magna cum laude. Matt received his B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Missouri-Rolla, where he graduated summa cum laude.
About Matthew B. Walters
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Year Joined Firm
- 2007
Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Trademark
- Patent Litigation
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2009
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2009
- Kansas, 2008
- U.S. District Court Western District of Missouri, 2008
- U.S. District Court District of Kansas, 2008
- Missouri, 2007
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association (ABA)
- Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association (KCMBA)
Classes and Seminars
- Panelist, Top Ten Federal Circuit Patent Decisions of 2009, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, Kansas City, Missouri, April 30, 2010
- Speaker, Patenting and Prototyping Workshop, Metropolitan Community College School of Business and Technology, Fall 2009
- Speaker, Intellectual Property Due Diligence: How to Avoid Being Sued for Patent, Copyright, and Trademark Infringement, Software and Information Technology Association of Kansas (SITAKS), Summer 2011
Education
- University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, Kansas City, Missouri, 2007
Juris Doctor
Honors: magna cum laude
Law Review: UMKC Law Review, Member - University of Missouri-Rolla, 2004
Bachelor of Science
Honors: summa cum laude
Major: Computer Science
Fees
Accepts Credit Cards
Articles
Published Works
- Decision to Deceive: Mismarking Products with Bogus Patent Numbers Can Cost You, Inventors Digest, November 2009
Office Information
Address
10801 Mastin Street, Suite 100084 Corporate Woods Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone
Fax
- (913) 647-9057
Achievements
Honors
- National Moot Court Team Member
- Moot Court Board Member
- Michael H. Coburn Advocacy Scholarship recipient
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