Matthew Prater

I am the point-contact for intellectual property for the automotive and global application and technology (GApT) business lines. I am a lawyer admitted to practice in several US jurisdictions and am a patent attorney admitted to practice before the United States Patent Office. I am a mechanical engineer, and have experience in automotive engineering, specifically in Electrical and Electronics Research and Development. I also have fluid-power engineering experience. Before joining SABIC I was a lawyer in private practice.

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Minnesota

Associate

Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

2006 - 2016

Preparation and prosecution of patents, including patents related to machinery, including automobiles and medical devices. Specializing on batteries, capacitors and other power-related subjects.

Clerk

Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

2003 - 2006

Clerked for attorneys of the firm.

William Mitchell College of Law

J.D. | Law

2002 - 2006

Honors: Dean's List, CALI, Burton award for small-group.

Activities: Student intellectual property law association.

Michigan Technological University

B.S. | Mechanical Engineering

1993 - 1998

Honors: Tau Beta Pi, Dean's List.

Activities: VP of Membership for the Society of Automotive Engineers

Minnesota State Bar

Member

Current

AIPLA

Member

2003 - 2014