About Matthew

Matthew Smyth is an attorney based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, specializing in patent law and intellectual property. He is admitted to practice in Minnesota and Wisconsin and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is an associate at Headland Law & Strategy, with offices in Minneapolis and Rochester, Minnesota.

He founded Headland Law & Strategy to combine his focus on medical and technology-based innovation with his nearly two decades of professional experience in patent law, intellectual property, business, engineering, strategy, and project management. Before establishing his firm, he spent nearly a decade with the legal team at Fortune-75 Honeywell International Inc. He also worked at Fish & Richardson, a prominent intellectual property firm.

Served as a design engineer at Artesyn Communication Products. He holds a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Minnesota Law School, earned in 2004. He is a member of the Minnesota State Bar Association — He is fluent in English and conversational Spanish.

Experience

Associate

Fish & Richardson LLP

Accepted Jurisdictions

Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Minnesota
Admitted to the bar in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Court Admissions

U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota U.S. District Court · Admitted 2004
U.S. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin U.S. District Court · Admitted 2004

Types of Cases Handled

Patent Law Intellectual Property

Legal Services Scope

Litigation Transactional

Office Locations

Main Office

 100 South Fifth St., Ste. 1900 Minneapolis MN 55402

Office 2

 421 First Ave. SW, Ste. 210 Rochester MN 55902