Patent litigation attorney

C. Matthew Rozier

3 tracked appearances 3 plaintiff · 0 defendant.

Specialty & background

C. Matthew Rozier is a founding partner at the intellectual property firm Rozier Hardt McDonough PLLC. His practice focuses on complex patent litigation for plaintiffs. The authoritative case list shows him acting exclusively for the plaintiff, IoT Innovations LLC, in lawsuits against companies in the smart home and security sector, including Wyze Labs, SimpliSafe, and Monitronics International.

Mr. Rozier's work centers on representing patent holders in asserting their intellectual property rights. His primary client in the tracked cases, IoT Innovations LLC, is described as a non-practicing entity (NPE) associated with Empire IP. This client has engaged in numerous patent disputes over technologies related to computer networks and smart home products. This aligns with Mr. Rozier's listed technical experience in areas such as computer hardware and software, telecommunications, wireless networks, and consumer products.

Beyond district court litigation, Mr. Rozier is active in post-grant proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), where he has represented both patent owners and petitioners in dozens of inter partes review (IPR) matters. His firm biography indicates experience at the Federal Circuit and the International Trade Commission. Prior to co-founding his current firm, Mr. Rozier was an associate at Fish & Richardson and Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, and was counsel at Snell & Wilmer.

Mr. Rozier is a registered patent attorney. He earned his J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in 2006 and a B.S. in Industrial and Systems Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2003.

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Cases (3)