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Matt, as a registered patent attorney and intellectual property litigator, advocates for clients in patent litigation and post-grant proceedings, including litigation arising under the Hatch-Waxman Act. In addition to his litigation and post-grant practice, Matt has extensive experience developing global patent prosecution strategies, drafting legal opinions and licensing agreements, and performing patentability and freedom-to-operate analyses.

Husch Blackwell’s Matt Kamps and Andrea Shoffstall were recently published by Marijuana Ventures in an article where they review U.S. cannabis-centric patents and patent applications trends during the pandemic, which were granted and published at record numbers in 2021. However, early returns in 2022 suggest the numbers may take a dip for the first time

In an article published in Marijuana Venture, Husch Blackwell attorneys Nicole Bashor, Steve Levine and Matt Kamps analyze cannabis-centric patent data to see if patents and applications are continuing the rising trend. They also discuss how the current political landscape and the global health crisis could impact the cannabis industry. Read more in