Ryan Matthew Schneer

Ryan is the Managing Partner, CEO, and founder of Schneer IP Law. Ryan provides practical and innovative legal guidance to innovators, entrepreneurs, and creatives alike. Ryan is a former Patent Examiner who understands how to navigate the complex-inner workings of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to obtain robust and enforceable intellectual property (“IP”) assets. Ryan is also a former “Big-Law” attorney (at a Vault and AmLaw top-50 ranked firm) who has managed global IP portfolios for several multinational technology companies.

Ryan has experience assisting clients with their patent-related needs in several technologies such as, but not limited to: consumer products, cannabis, textiles, pharmaceuticals, biomaterials, electrochemistry, acoustic devices, optical devices, polymers, membrane technology, filtration, fuel cells, lithium-ion-batteries, flue gas removal, green technology, recycling processes, petroleum chemistry, asphalt technology, biomass, chromatography, cementing, agrochemistry, alloys, medical devices, catalysis, virtual reality devices, AI/machine learning, blockchain/cryptocurrency, carbon capture/storage, adhesives, among many others. Ryan takes great pleasure in working with scientists, chemists, engineers, coders, and “techies” of all stripes and skill levels.

Ryan is a true creative and has been writing music and poetry, singing, and playing piano for over twenty-five years. During his time in law school, Ryan represented community artists and musicians in Washington, DC at the Glushko-Samuelson Intellectual Property Clinic at American University. To this day, Ryan maintains a pro-bono practice with the Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. So even if you are not a “techie,” Ryan can help support your legal needs throughout any creative or artistic endeavor.

In his free time, when not serving his clients, Ryan can be found watching his long-suffering Mets and Jets, playing music, exercising, or, most importantly, spending quality time with his wife, Leah.

Recognition & Leadership

Ryan is active in the New York Intellectual Property Law Association (“NYIPLA”), the primary intellectual property law association in New York with more than 1,000 members. Ryan also volunteers as a career advisor for doctoral students in the life sciences at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he guides career paths in patent law. He has also authored several articles on intellectual property matters and has appeared on a podcast to discuss his experiences as a Patent Examiner.

Publications

Tips for Managing Complex Multi-Subsidiary, Multi-Jurisdictional IP Portfolios — New Jersey Law Journal

Utility in Canada and the United States—Before and After the Demise of Canada’s Promise of the Patent Doctrine —New York Intellectual Property Law Association 2017-2018 Winter Report

Current Proposals to Amend U.S. Patent Law —American University Washington College of Law Patent Policy Forum

Former USPTO Patent Examiner Shares His Advice for Patent Practitioners—LexisNexis Better Patents Now Podcast

Education

J.D., cum laude, American University Washington College of Law, 2014

Member, Administrative Law Review

Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (B.Ch.E.), with honors, University of Delaware, 2011

Bar Admissions

New Jersey

New York

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office