Matt is an intellectual property litigator at Carlson Caspers who concentrates on patent disputes. With over twenty years of legal experience, Matt is an aggressive advocate with a successful track record enforcing his clients’ rights in court cases involving a broad spectrum of technologies—everything from pitchforks and flytraps to polymer gels and microfiber acoustical insulation.
University of Minnesota Law School, JD, magna cum laude
Order of the Coif
Phi Kappa Phi
Washington University in St. Louis, BA, Biology
Minnesota Supreme Court
US District Court for the District of Minnesota
US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
US Patent and Trademark Office
We represented Watson in this Hatch-Waxman patent litigation involving Watson’s ANDA for a generic version of Takeda’s Colcrys® colchicine tablets. Takeda asserted 17 patents covering several uses of colchicine. The case is currently...
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Et al. v. Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Et al. (Ramelteon)
Carlson Caspers represented Watson in a patent infringement lawsuit by Takeda in an effort to defeat Watson’s FDA application to sell a generic version of Takeda’s Rozerem® sleep-aid. The case was settled without...
Kemin Foods v. Omniactive Health Technologies
Carlson Caspers represented OmniActive, a world leader in the nutraceutical market, in a lawsuit brought by Kemin Foods in Florida for alleged infringement of a patent covering a purified form of the carotenoid...
In re Gel-Filled Wrist Rests (On Behalf of 3M Company)
Alan Carlson and Matthew Goggin successfully represented 3M in an ITC investigation and trial involving importation of gel-filled computer wrist rests that infringed a 3M patent. At the conclusion of the investigation, the...
Wireless Standards Litigation: LTE
Carlson Caspers investigated and enforced patents that read on the 3GPP LTE communications standards against an LTE device manufacturer and distributor. The inventions described improved strategies for channel prioritization using quality of service...
Wireless Standards Litigation: Adaptive Frequency Hopping In Bluetooth
Carlson Caspers enforced a patent that read on the Bluetooth personal area network standards against a smart phone manufacturer. The invention at issue described sophisticated frequency hopping strategies that improve coexistence with other...
Spectralytics, Inc. v. Cordis Corporation and Norman Noble, Inc.
Carlson Caspers represented Spectralytics, Inc. against Cordis Corporation and its supplier Norman Noble in a three-week infringement trial involving a Spectralytics patent on a method of making cardiovascular stents with a laser. In...
Carlson Caspers won a very favorable Markman ruling in this dispute related to several 3M patents covering disposable respirators with exhalation valves.
Best Lawyers® 2020-2023
Litigation—Intellectual Property and Litigation—Patent
Listed in Patexia Top 10 ANDA Best Performing Firms and Top 25 Most Active Firms for ANDA Litigation 2022
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