Matthew R. Carey, Partner and Chair, Electrical & Computer Technologies

Matt Carey is a registered patent attorney focused on protecting complex electrical, computer, and software-based systems, with particular depth in artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), fintech and quantitative financial platforms, distributed and cloud systems, robotics, spatial computing, and intelligent control technologies. He also has significant experience advising on AI-enabled applications in the life sciences and biotechnology space, including data-driven and AI-enabled platforms for biological data analysis, molecular and imaging-based diagnostics, and clinical decision support. As Chair of the firm’s Electrical & Computer Technologies Practice Group, Matt leads a multidisciplinary team focused on end-to-end patent strategy for advanced, systems-driven technologies. He advises clients ranging from early-stage startups to universities and Fortune 500 companies on invention capture, prosecution, and long-term portfolio development aligned with business and regulatory goals.

Matt’s practice spans domestic and international patent prosecution across advanced software and electrical engineering disciplines, as well as computational and data-centric technologies deployed in regulated environments. In this context, he regularly works with systems that support data-driven decision-making, model- and rule-based automation, cloud and edge computing architectures, and integrated hardware-software platforms designed to operate under real-world performance, regulatory, and cost constraints.

Drawing on a background in computer engineering and hands-on experience with large-scale software platforms and quantitative systems, Matt brings a systems-level perspective to patent counseling. His work frequently involves AI/ML pipelines (including training, inference, deployment, and monitoring architectures), fintech and RegTech platforms, distributed ledger and blockchain-based transaction systems, robotics and autonomous systems, spatial computing and extended-reality (AR/VR/XR) interfaces, intelligent energy, control, and industrial automation technologies, and AI-driven life sciences platforms that process biological, genomic, imaging, and clinical data.

Matt provides full-spectrum intellectual property counsel, including conducting patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses, developing U.S. and international filing strategies, advising on continuation and portfolio-building approaches, supporting IP diligence for mergers and acquisitions, and preparing enforceability, validity, and non-infringement opinions. He is frequently engaged by founders, researchers, and in-house teams who need patent counsel that understands not only how complex systems are built, but how they evolve over time, informing claim scope decisions, lifecycle strategy, and downstream enforcement, regulatory positioning, or commercialization considerations.

As technologies increasingly converge across software, data, hardware, and life sciences domains, Matt helps clients navigate emerging technical frontiers with a pragmatic, forward-looking approach designed to produce durable and defensible patent assets.

Outside of his practice, Matt stays active year-round, enjoys visiting national parks, and attending live music.

Matt has been recognized by Super Lawyers® and Leading Lawyers^SM as a Rising Star (2018–2022) and peer-selected Emerging Lawyer (2015–2022), respectively. Since 2023, he has been named a Leading Lawyer, and since 2024, he has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© in the practice area of Patent Law. He is also a regular contributor to PatentNext.