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 at Kean Miller
From an invention on the drawing board to a brand in the marketplace, your intellectual property deserves a considered strategy.
From the first application to the next challenge. Protection grounded in how your invention works.
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.
A patent application needs a clear, detailed description drafted by someone who understands your invention. These patents from Nikola Tesla and Alexander Graham Bell illustrate how precise drawings and technical explanations work together to describe an invention. That same attention to how your technology works is where I start.
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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.
More about my backgroundFrom hand-written HTML in Vim to WordPress and back again: how working with Codex changed the tradeoffs of building and maintaining this website.
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Read the articleMatt helps with patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, software contracts, licensing, and open-source issues. His practice includes patent applications and disputes, brand protection, copyright ownership and registration, and technology-related matters.
Matt studied computer science at Duke University and worked as a software engineer before law school. His background includes programming, databases, web applications, Linux systems, and open-source software. He is also a named co-inventor on U.S. patents.
Yes. Matt helps developers and businesses address software development and licensing agreements, code ownership, and open-source licensing questions. His engineering background helps him understand the technical decisions behind a project and connect them to its legal and business needs.
Matt is based in Kean Miller’s New Orleans office, 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.
Matt can be reached at 504.620.3356 or matthew.miller@keanmiller.com to discuss a potential engagement. 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.
Let’s talk about your ideas, your business, and what comes next. Contact Matt at Kean Miller to discuss a potential engagement.
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.