Matthew H. Everhart, Ph.D.

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Matthew Everhart, Ph.D., focuses on U.S. district court litigation, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) invalidation proceedings, and strategic client counseling but also has extensive experience preparing and prosecuting global patent portfolios. He serves clients in the life sciences, chemicals, industrials, materials, energy, consumer goods and services, and financial services and business systems industries.

With a doctorate in chemistry, Matt helps clients innovating in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and materials, as well as in agricultural, automotive, battery, biomedical, circuit board, oil and gas, organic light-emitting diode (OLED), paint, polymer, semiconductor, and solar cell technologies, for example. His practice includes inter partes reviews (IPRs), ex parte reexaminations (EPRs), ex parte appeals, applications for patent term extension (PTE), and due diligence.

Prior to his legal career, Matt conducted nearly a decade of research in materials science, polymer science, and analytical, (in)organic, and synthetic chemistries at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Williams College, Leiden University, and the California Institute of Technology. His research culminated in co-authorship and lead editorship of publications in Nature and Science Robotics.

Matt also practices pro bono. He has been privileged to work on a discharge upgrade case for a military veteran and to help judge entries for Invention Convention Worldwide, a K-12 invention education program.

Et Cetera

Coauthor. "Encoding tissue mechanics in silicone." Science Robotics. 3, 18, 2018.
Coauthor. "Mimicking biological stress-strain behavior with synthetic elastomers." Nature. 549, 497-501, 2017.
Coauthor. "From adhesion to wetting: contact mechanics at the surfaces of super-soft brush-like elastomers." ACS Macro Letters. 6, 854-858, 2017.
Coauthor. "Submicrometer-encapsulation of NaBH₄ by dopamine end-functionalized polystyrene: gas generation at oil-water Interfaces." Chemistry of Materials. 28, 2928-2933, 2016.
Coauthor. "Epoxidation of alkenes bearing a carboxylic acid group...."Inorganica Chimica Acta. 413, 149-159, 2014.
Elected Associate Member, Sigma Xi, Williams College Chapter, 2011.
Recipient, Class of 1960 Scholar in Chemistry, Williams College Chemistry Department, 2010.
Recipient, National Merit Scholarship, NMS Corporation, 2007-2008.

Experience

Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc., et al.

Represented Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in district court litigation involving claims of trade secret misappropriation and breach of contract against individual and corporate defendants and relating to complex treatments for genetic disorders. Successfully opposed motion to dismiss key claims and obtained settlement with all defendants following completion of fact discovery.

1:23-cv-09000, S.D.N.Y., Judges Castel, Aaron

Admissions and Education

Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
District of Columbia

Education

George Washington University Law School: J.D., 2025

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Ph.D., Chemistry, 2018

Williams College: B.S., Chemistry, cum laude, 2011

Matthew's Practices

Diligence, Licensing, and Opinions: Due Diligence; Freedom to Operate Opinions; Opinions and Counseling
Global IP Enforcement, Litigation, and Trials: Patent Litigation and Trials; Trade Secrets
Patent Office Invalidation Proceedings: Ex Parte Reexamination (EPR); PTAB Invalidation Proceedings: IPR and PGR
Prosecution and Portfolio Management: Appeals to the PTAB; Ex Parte Reexamination (EPR); Patent Drafting and Prosecution; Patent Term Extension (PTE) and Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC)

Matthew's Industries

AI, Electronics, and Information Technology: Electronic Devices and Components
Chemicals, Industrials, and Materials: Chemical
Communications: Financial Services and Business Systems
Consumer Goods and Services: Consumer Products
Energy: Clean Energy and Renewables
Life Sciences: Biologics; Biotechnology
Transportation and Logistics: Automotive and Smart Mobility Tech