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Matthew L. "Matt"
Goska

  • Senior Counsel

While clients value my extensive experience and legal acumen, they also appreciate my relaxed demeanor. I give them my undivided attention and never make them feel that I’m pressed for time. Patent law can be extremely complicated, and one of my great strengths is distilling and explaining dense topics in plain, understandable language.

Bringing a passion for all things technical to his practice, Matt Goska handles patent filings around the world and advises clients in U.S. and international patent prosecution, patent evaluation and portfolio management. Companies looking to gain patent protection turn to Matt to guide them adeptly through the process and vigorously defend them from infringement claims.

  • Due diligence reviews for a multi billion dollar acquisition.
  • Managed the international patent portfolios of several international companies, including both a hearing aid semiconductor manufacturer and an alternator controller and leadframe manufacturer.
  • Wrote and prosecuted more than 100 patent applications, both in the U.S. and in foreign countries, including patents relating to avionics, material handling, semiconductors, Internet technology, medical equipment and business methods.
  • Experienced in successful defense of European patent oppositions.
  • Counseled both purchasing clients and selling clients regarding intellectual property due diligence.
  • Provided litigation support in patent lawsuits involving automatic
  • Due diligence reviews for a multi billion dollar acquisition.
  • Managed the international patent portfolios of several international companies, including both a hearing aid semiconductor manufacturer and an alternator controller and leadframe manufacturer.
  • Wrote and prosecuted more than 100 patent applications, both in the U.S. and in foreign countries, including patents relating to avionics, material handling, semiconductors, Internet technology, medical equipment and business methods.
  • Experienced in successful defense of European patent oppositions.
  • Counseled both purchasing clients and selling clients regarding intellectual property due diligence.
  • Provided litigation support in patent lawsuits involving automatic guided vehicles and inertial reference units for aircraft, as well as several trademark and copyright lawsuits.
  • More than a decade of experience in conducting freedom-to-operate evaluations, infringement evaluations and client counseling.
  • Performed patent work for multiple Fortune 500 companies, including Stryker, L3 Communications and Magna Donnelly.
  • Represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence for the acquisition of a Illinois preventative care products (~$2 billion).
  • Represented a Michigan medical device in the intellectual property due diligence for the acquisition of a Canadian bed manufacturer (~$50-$70 million).
  • Represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence for the merger with a New York mattress manufacturer (~$50-$70 million).
  • Represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence for the acquisition of a Utah based EMS product designer and manufacturer (~$5-10 million).
  • Represented a Michigan medical device company in the intellectual property due diligence reviews of multiple medical device targets.
  • Author, “Of Omitted Elements and Overreaching Inventions: The Principle of Gentry Gallery Should Not Be Discarded,” Vol. 29, No. 4, A.I.P.L.A. Quarterly Journal, Fall 2001
  • Author, “Of Omitted Elements and Overreaching Inventions: The Principle of Gentry Gallery Should Not Be Discarded,” Vol. 29, No. 4, A.I.P.L.A. Quarterly Journal, Fall 2001
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Matthew L. "Matt"
Goska

  • Senior Counsel
Grand Rapids

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While clients value my extensive experience and legal acumen, they also appreciate my relaxed demeanor. I give them my undivided attention and never make them feel that I’m pressed for time. Patent law can be extremely complicated, and one of my great strengths is distilling and explaining dense topics in plain, understandable language.

Bringing a passion for all things technical to his practice, Matt Goska handles patent filings around the world and advises clients in U.S. and international patent prosecution, patent evaluation and portfolio management. Companies looking to gain patent protection turn to Matt to guide them adeptly through the process and vigorously defend them from infringement claims.

  • Author, “Of Omitted Elements and Overreaching Inventions: The Principle of Gentry Gallery Should Not Be Discarded,” Vol. 29, No. 4, A.I.P.L.A. Quarterly Journal, Fall 2001
  • Author, “Of Omitted Elements and Overreaching Inventions: The Principle of Gentry Gallery Should Not Be Discarded,” Vol. 29, No. 4, A.I.P.L.A. Quarterly Journal, Fall 2001