Matthew J. Antonelli

Matthew J. Antonelli is a founding partner of the Houston-based patent litigation firm Antonelli, Harrington & Thompson LLP. His practice focuses on complex patent disputes, with experience in technologies such as dynamic random access memory (DRAM), microprocessor architecture, and computer interconnects. Mr. Antonelli is a registered patent attorney with extensive experience litigating in federal courts across the country, particularly in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas.

The provided data shows Mr. Antonelli representing plaintiff Modulus Systems LLC as lead counsel, an engagement consistent with his firm's model of handling cases on a contingency or fixed-fee basis. His professional biography also details significant experience defending major technology companies, including Samsung, Intel, Panasonic, and JVC in various patent infringement actions. This history indicates a practice that encompasses representing both plaintiffs and defendants in patent disputes.

Prior to co-founding his current firm, Mr. Antonelli was counsel at Weil, Gotshal & Manges. His firm biography notes deep experience in all phases of litigation, from discovery and motion practice to trial. It also highlights his work on patent reexaminations before the USPTO, a precursor to modern post-grant proceedings. While extensive experience with reexaminations is noted, specific appearances in inter partes review (IPR) or post-grant review (PGR) proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) are not detailed in the available sources.

Mr. Antonelli earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1995. He attended the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law (Boalt Hall), where he was an articles editor for the Berkeley Technology Law Journal, and completed his third year of law school at Harvard University. He is a member of the Texas and New York bars and is admitted to practice before several federal district courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.