Education

J.D., University of Virginia School of Law, 2009. Virginia Journal of Law and Technology, Senior Editorial Board.
M.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Florida, 2005.
B.S., with Distinction, Electrical Engineering, University of Virginia, 2004. Tau Beta Pi. Minors in Physics and Astronomy.

Court Admissions

State of Texas
The U.S. District Courts for the Eastern and Western Districts of Texas
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office

Bar Admissions

State Bar of Texas
Federal Circuit Bar Association
American Bar Association

Matthew B. Rappaport

Associate

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Matthew B. Rappaport is an Associate in McKool Smith's Austin office.

Mr. Rappaport’s practice focuses on intellectual property litigation. During law school he was a legal intern at the UVA Patent Foundation where he drafted and filed patent applications and developed licensing agreements. While completing his graduate degree he worked as an engineering intern at Mobile Satellite Ventures, developing protocols for terrestrial and satellite communications systems. In college Mr. Rappaport worked at Wireless Valley Communications, developing software tools for deploying efficient cellular and WIFI systems.

Representative Matters

Eolas. Eolas v. Adobe et al. Mr. Rappaport represents Eolas in a patent infringement action against multiple defendants involving embedding interactive objects in web pages.

Professional Activities

Austin Intellectual Property Law Association

American Intellectual Property Law Association