Matthew Moore, one of the nation’s top patent trial attorneys and former Global Chair of the Intellectual Property Litigation Practice and Technology Industry Group, represents leading companies in existential litigation and other high stakes patent disputes.

Recognized as one of the country’s Top 10 Influential Intellectual Property Lawyers, Mr. Moore represents Fortune 100 enterprises and tech-forward companies in their most complex IP litigation matters involving:

  • Patents
  • Trade secrets
  • Antitrust and competition
  • False advertising

He combines extensive trial and appellate experience with his sophisticated technical background to distill complex science and law into actionable advice. Mr. Moore has litigated over 200 cases in venues across the US, including the International Trade Commission (ITC). He has also managed many global patent disputes involving cases around the world, including in Germany, the Netherlands, the UK, Brazil, China, and Japan.

Mr. Moore guides clients across a broad range of sectors, including semiconductors, electrical circuits, telecommunications, medical devices, software, optics, automotive technologies, materials, and chemicals.

He was described by clients and peers to Chambers USA as a “phenomenal trial lawyer who argues many important cases,” “my absolute first choice among all patent litigators,” “all-around excellent,” “a particularly strategic attorney who digs into the facts and has a lot of vision when it comes to litigation strategy,” and “exceptionally bright and gets up to speed on a case quickly. He is a great litigator who is excellent at trial.”

Industry publications often report on Mr. Moore’s litigation prowess, including The American Lawyer, which highlighted the five wins he achieved in one single day and Moore’s “knack for invalidating patents.” The Recorder profiled Mr. Moore for his “patent hat trick” after winning three cases at the Federal Circuit in just one week for Capital One, Freddie Mac, and Volvo. The American Lawyer further praised his IP/antitrust litigation work, noting that his “interesting and aggressive” trial strategy could “reset the playing field on patent litigation.”

Mr. Moore is regularly recognized as a leading intellectual property lawyer by The Legal 500 US, Chambers USA, IAM Patent 1000, Benchmark Litigation, and Managing Intellectual Property.

Before joining Latham, Mr. Moore played professional lacrosse for the Philadelphia Wings and won three NCAA Lacrosse Championships at Syracuse University.

Mr. Moore is admitted to practice before the US Supreme Court; the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and the US District Courts for the Eastern District of Texas, the Western District of Wisconsin, and the Eastern District of Michigan.

Mr. Moore’s representative experience includes:

  • First Quality v. Irving: Lead counsel for Irving Consumer Products against First Quality in a patent case in the District of Delaware, successfully obtaining a jury verdict that all three patents were not infringed and invalid
  • In the Matter of Certain Thermoplastic-Encapsulated Electric Motors, Components Thereof, and Products and Vehicles Containing Same I: Lead counsel for Honda against Intellectual Ventures in a patent case related to electric motors in the International Trade Commission, successfully obtaining an initial determination of no violation after trial
  • Xperi v. Samsung: Lead counsel for Xperi and several of its subsidiaries in seven patent cases asserting 24 patents related to semiconductors, circuitry, packaging, and image processing against Samsung entities in the Eastern District of Texas, District of Delaware, District of New Jersey, and the International Trade Commission, as well as in several foreign actions; after favorable rulings in multiple forums, Xperi settled the matter favorably, resulting in a 44% increase in Xperi’s stock value
  • Volterra Semiconductor v. Monolithic Power Systems: Lead counsel for Monolithic Power Systems against Volterra Semiconductor in a patent case related to semiconductors used for voltage conversion in the District of Delaware, winning summary judgment of noninfringement
  • Cheetah Omni v. Ciena: Lead counsel for Ciena in a patent case related to reconfigurable optical add drop multiplexers (ROADMs) in the Northern District of Texas, successfully obtaining summary judgment of noninfringement
  • Intellectual Ventures I v. Capital One Financial Corporation: Lead counsel for Capital One in a five patent infringement case brought by Intellectual Ventures in the Eastern District of Virginia, successfully defeating all five patents; Mr. Moore also argued and obtained a complete affirmance on appeal
  • Intellectual Ventures I v. Capital One Financial Corporation: Lead counsel for Capital One in a second five-patent infringement case brought by Intellectual Ventures in the District of Maryland, successfully defeating all five patents; Mr. Moore obtained a complete affirmance on appeal at the Federal Circuit
  • Paice v. Ford Motor Company: Lead counsel for Ford in a five patent infringement case brought by Paice relating to hybrid control systems in the District of Maryland, successfully defeating a preliminary injunction motion and staying the case pending IPRs; Mr. Moore argued and won 16 appeals affirming the invalidation of claims in IPRs
  • Bonutti Skeletal Innovations (Acacia) v. ConMed: Lead counsel for ConMed in a patent infringement case involving nine patents and 10 accused products related to medical devices in the Middle District of Florida, successfully running the table on the claim construction issues in all nine patents to obtain a favorable settlement
  • In re Katz Interactive Call Processing Patent Litigation: MDL 1816: Appointed as liaison counsel on behalf of 270 defendants by the Central District of California in the largest multidistrict litigation patent case in history, serving as lead counsel for GE, GM, Ford, GMAC, Marriott, Hilton, WellPoint, Safeway, ConEd, Costco, Whirlpool, Sierra Pacific, DTE, Morgan Stanley, and others, successfully obtaining summary judgment of invalidity on 46 representative claims from 20 patents*
  • MHL Tek v. GM: Lead counsel for GM, Saturn, Ford, Volvo, Suzuki, Isuzu, and Jaguar Land Rover, et al., in a patent suit related to tire pressure monitor systems in the Eastern District of Texas, successfully defeating two patents based on an ownership trial and the third patent on summary judgment of noninfringement

*Matter handled prior to joining Latham

Bar Qualification

  • District of Columbia
  • US Patent and Trademark Office

Education

  • LLM in Intellectual Property and Antitrust Law, George Washington University Law School, 2000
  • JD, Syracuse University College of Law, 1995
  • MSSE, University of Pennsylvania, 1993
  • BSEE in Electrical Engineering, Syracuse University, 1991