I help businesses protect inventions and address software contracts, licensing, and open-source issues. As a former software engineer and registered patent attorney, I bring firsthand experience building technology to the work of protecting it.
Matt MillerRegistered Patent Attorney · Special Counsel with Kean Miller's Intellectual Property Group
I help clients obtain patent and trademark protection, address copyright and intellectual property disputes, and negotiate software and technology agreements.
Software patent attorney in New Orleans ↗
From the first application to the next challenge. Patent applications, prosecution, and disputes involving a range of technologies.
02 /Clear the way for your brand. Trademark applications, portfolio protection, and enforcement.
03 /For the things you create. Ownership, registration, and enforcement for code and creative work.
04 /Work with a lawyer who has written code. Software contracts, licensing, open-source issues, and IP.
Patent applications have always depended on explaining how an invention works. These patents from Nikola Tesla and Alexander Graham Bell illustrate the importance of detailed technical descriptions and drawings. That same attention to technical detail remains important today.
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Before I became a lawyer, I was a software engineer. I’ve built apps, helped turn copyright law into software, and co-invented patented video surveillance technology.
That experience shapes how I work with clients on software contracts, open-source issues, licensing, and patents: understand how the technology works, then connect the legal advice to the product and the business. Learn more about my work as a software patent attorney.
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Read the articleI handle patent applications and disputes, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, software licensing, software development agreements, and other technology-related intellectual property matters.
I studied computer science at Duke University and worked as a software engineer before becoming an attorney. I've developed web applications, worked with databases and Linux systems, and written software for commercial and legal applications. I'm also a named inventor on three issued U.S. patents.
Yes. I work on software development and licensing agreements, including ownership of code, third-party software, licensing terms, and open-source compliance. My software engineering background helps me understand how these issues arise in actual development projects.
I'm based in Kean Miller's New Orleans office. I'm licensed in Louisiana and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Representation in other jurisdictions depends on the matter and applicable rules.
You can reach me at Kean Miller at 504.620.3356 or matthew.miller@keanmiller.com. Please don't send confidential information before an attorney-client relationship has been established.
If you need assistance with a patent, trademark, copyright, software agreement, or other intellectual property matter, contact me at Kean Miller to discuss whether I can help.
An inquiry does not create an attorney-client relationship. Please do not send confidential information unless you have already signed paperwork to engage Kean Miller to represent you.