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Matthew Thomas Welker
About Matthew
Biography
We are a two person law firm that concentrates on IP. I am a former patent examiner and registered patent attorney. We provide reasonable rates and a reduced overhead cost that we pass on to our clients with personal service. I look forward to talking with you about your IP needs and hopefully entering into a long term relationship.
Best wishes,
Matt
Practice Areas
9
Practice Areas
Patent Application
60%
25 years | 200 cases
Copyright Application
5%
21 years
Copyright Infringement
5%
21 years
Fees and Rates
Cost
Hourly Rates
$ 250-500 per hour
Contingency
20%-30%
Retainer
Always
Payment Methods
- Cash
- Check
- Credit Card
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Licensed in Maryland for 20 years
State: Maryland
Acquired: 2005
No misconduct found
Location
Law Offices of Matthew Thomas Welker
Po Box 199, Clear Spring, MD, 21722-0199
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Experience
Honors
2001
Merrick France Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Merrick France Foundation
2001
Sigma Iota Epsilon MBA Honor Society, University of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
2000
Merrick France Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Merrick France Foundation
1999
Merrick France Scholarship for Outstanding Academic Achievement, Merrick France Foundation
1997
Raven’s Claw, Senior Men’s Honorary Society Member, Raven’s Claw
Work Experience
2005 - Present
Partner, White-Welker & Welker, LLC
2002 - 2003
Court Commissioner, District Court of Maryland
2000 - 2002
Patent Examiner, United States Patent and Trademark Office
1997 - 2002
Electrical Engineer, SENTEL Corporation
Associations
2005 - Present
Maryland Bar AssociationMember
2003 - Present
American Intellectual Property Law AssociationMember
Sample of Legal Cases
Ernest Ray Mills and Linda Carol Favre v. State
Tenants who kept 40 cats weren't guilty of malicio
Education
2004
University of Baltimore School of Law
JD
2001
Univ. of Baltimore Merrick School of Business
MBA
1997
Dickinson College
BS
Speaking Engagements
1997
Annual Meeting of the American Physical Society
Investigating the Fractal Dimension of Dipolar Systems
Publications
2001
American Journal of Physics
Measuring and modeling cosmic ray showers with an MBL system: An undergraduate project
Languages
English