Matthew Klaes focuses on litigation involving patents, copyrights, and trademarks. Utilizing his chemistry background, he became a registered patent agent prior to going to law school.
Matthew has assisted clients with patent drafting and responding to USPTO Office Actions, as well as litigation involving trade dress, and patents of various technologies.
While in law school, Matthew served as the Senior Managing Editor of the Iowa Law Review, overseeing the publication of five issues of legal scholarship from initial substantive edits to the final print.
Matthew enjoys exploring new restaurants and going to live theater with his partner Zach.
EDUCATION
University of Iowa College of Law
J.D. with High Distinction
Iowa State University
BA in Chemistry and Political Science
BAR ADMISSIONS
Minnesota Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
EVENTS & PUBLICATIONS
A Grammy for Fake Drake? A Federal Right of Publicity in Professional Singers’ Voices to Protect Vocal Artists from Generative AI, Iowa Law Review (Mar. 2025)