Matthew L. Goska

Matthew L. Goska is a partner and registered intellectual property lawyer at Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP who helps clients protect and manage intellectual property in the United States and abroad. He focuses on U.S. and foreign patent prosecution, patent evaluation, and portfolio management. He advises individual inventors, growing companies, and large corporations on strategies for securing patent rights and aligning intellectual property protection with broader commercial goals. His work covers technologies involving software, electronics, mechanical systems, electromechanical products, medical equipment, semiconductors, avionics, material-handling systems, and communications.

Matthew earned his J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School and his B.S.E.E. from Northwestern University. His electrical engineering education supports his ability to understand complex inventions, evaluate technical distinctions, and communicate with inventors, engineers, and patent examiners. He uses this combination of legal and technical training when preparing applications, responding to examination issues, reviewing patent portfolios, and advising clients on the strength and scope of potential protection.

Matthew was admitted to practice in Michigan in 1996 and registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 1998. He has developed substantial experience with domestic and international patent matters throughout his career. He assists clients with patentability assessments, prosecution planning, portfolio reviews, and decisions involving the development, maintenance, and strategic use of patent assets. His approach emphasizes careful analysis of both the technology and the business purpose behind each filing.

Matthew L. Goska is a member of the State Bar of Michigan and the Grand Rapids Bar Association. He has also contributed to intellectual property scholarship as the author of an article addressing omitted claim elements and overreaching inventions. His experience with sophisticated technologies, combined with his focused patent practice, allows him to provide practical guidance for clients seeking to protect innovation and strengthen the long-term value of their intellectual property portfolios.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Gardner, Linn, Burkhart & Ondersma LLP
• Member, State Bar of Michigan
• Member, Grand Rapids Bar Association

Licensed State

• Michigan

Education

• University of Wisconsin Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Northwestern University
  BS in Electrical Engineering

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