Ira Matsil
USA Guide 2023
Band 5 : Intellectual Property
Band 5
About
Provided by Ira Matsil
Practice Areas
Ira Matsil represents leading domestic and international technology companies in the complex technical aspects of patent portfolio management and strategy. Ira is best known for helping global technology companies build patent portfolios that achieve business objectives. His technical and legal strengths combine to create high-quality, enforceable patents. Ira’s practice also involves patent licensing, patent litigation support and patent opinion work, including infringement and validity studies.
Career
Before becoming an attorney, Ira worked at a fortune 200 technology company as a lead engineer and program manager. His patent practice spans over 31 years, the first seven of which were in-house. Technical strengths include electronic circuits, semiconductors, telecommunications, optics, and computer hardware and software.
Professional Memberships
State Bar of Texas; United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Personal
BS, electrical engineering, the University of Texas at Austin; master’s degree in electrical engineering from The University of Texas at Arlington; J.D., Southern Methodist University’s Dedman School of Law (magna cum laude).
