Matthew Blackburn Named Financial Officer Elect of ABA’s Section of Intellectual Property Law

The American Bar Association’s Section of Intellectual Property law has appointed Womble Bond Dickinson Partner Matthew Blackburn its Financial Officer Elect for the upcoming bar year. Next year, he will serve a term as the organization’s Financial Officer.

Blackburn is an accomplished trial and intellectual property lawyer who guides clients through important litigation before federal and state courts across the country. Blackburn has helped clients resolve litigation involving a variety of challenging areas, with an emphasis on all types of IP litigation, licensing disputes, unfair competition claims, and other complex business litigation.

With clients ranging from privately held businesses and startups to global Fortune 500 corporations, Blackburn has asserted and defended complex patent infringement claims involving diverse products and technologies, including medical devices, pharmaceuticals, electronics, software, and many others. A registered patent lawyer, Blackburn also is an experienced first chair inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) litigator.

He practices in Womble Bond Dickinson’s San Francisco office.

The ABA Section of Intellectual Property Law advances the development and improvement of the full spectrum of intellectual property law and practice, including patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets and related issues. The Section provides CLE and non-CLE educational programs and a variety of content on cutting-edge issues in IP law, as well as leadership and networking opportunities.