Practice Expertise

  • Litigation
  • Patent Litigation
  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • Litigation
  • Patent Litigation

Profile

Matthew B. Weiss is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation department. He has experience in patent, trade secret, and contract disputes. Mr. Weiss has represented clients in numerous federal district courts, state courts, the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His experience covers an array of technologies including medical devices, enterprise software, biological products, adhesives, polymeric materials, manufacturing and mining processes, chemical compositions, telecommunications, electrical cables, radar, hospital sterilization systems, and light-emitting diodes. Mr. Weiss was named “One to Watch” in 2023 by Best Lawyers in America.

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Education

  • Columbia Law School (J.D., 2015)
    • Carroll G. Harper Prize for Excellence in Intellectual Property
    • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
    • Managing Editor, Columbia Science and Technology Law Review
  • Cornell University (B.A., cum laude, 2011)
    • Chemistry and Chemical Biology
    • English Literature

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • Litigation
  • Patent Litigation

Blogs

Antitrust Update

Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap’s antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing, distribution, franchising, and joint ventures and other strategic alliances. We have significant experience with government civil and criminal/cartel investigations, providing the unique perspectives of former...

Data Security Law Blog

DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm’s resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap’s Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...

Misbranded

Misbranded is Patterson Belknap’s blog covering false advertising litigation—both consumer class actions and competitor suits—with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).

New York Commercial Division Decisions

The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...

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