Matthew P. Warenzak

Matthew (Matt) P. Warenzak is an experienced IP litigator, enforcing his client’s patents, copyright, and trademarks, as well as shielding them from frivolous IP claims. In addition, he procures patents and trademarks for his client, and offers counsel on other IP issues as well. Matt has successfully represented and assisted clients of various sizes, from start-ups to Fortune 100 companies, with IP matters across a wide range of fields, including medical devices, telecommunications, finance, banking, internet applications, heavy machinery, agricultural tools and systems, lighting, textiles, merchandising displays, and watercraft.

Matt’s representation of clients includes a wide variety of general patent matters, including enforcing clients’ patent rights, representing clients before the United States Patent Trial and Appeal Board, prosecuting applications to obtain patents, and providing counsel in patent portfolio management. In addition, Matt assists clients with obtaining, maintaining, and enforcing their trademarks. He has also counseled clients on a variety of copyright issues, ranging from issues of authorship and ownership, sovereign immunity implications of suing state entities in federal court for copyright infringement, copyright’s fair use defense, and wilful infringement.

Matt is admitted to practice before the Georgia Supreme Court, the Northern and Middle Districts of Georgia, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. He is also admitted to practice before the United States Patent Office. Matt is also a Pro Bono Partner for SGR, the Vice President for the Hon. Charles Pannell, Jr. IP Inn of Court, a member of the Pro Bono Committee for International Trademark Association (INTA), and an active member of The International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA).

In addition to his full-time legal practice, Matt is an Adjunct Professor of patent law at the University of Georgia School of Law, and was also a member of UGA’s Innovation External Advisory (IDEA) Board. He was a member of the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance (GIPA) IP Leadership class of 2025, and a member of the 2018 Class of Leadership Buckhead. He is currently a board member for Propel ATL, a non-profit organization aimed at transforming Atlanta’s streets into safe, inclusive, and thriving spaces for people to ride, walk, and roll. Matt is an active supporter of the local arts, including being a current Advisory Board and former board member of Dad’s Garage Theater, Atlanta’s leading improv theater group, and a member of the Advisory Board and the former President of the Board of Directors for Out-of-Hand Theater. He was also a member of the advisory board for Georgia PATENTS, a program associated with Georgia Lawyers for the Arts aimed at helping solo inventors, non-profits, and small businesses find patent agents and attorneys to help draft and file patents on a pro bono basis.

Matt received his B.S. degree in Industrial and Systems Engineering, with highest honors, from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 2002. While at Georgia Tech, Matt was a Presidential Scholar and a Georgia Tech Ambassador. Matt received his J.D. from the University of Georgia’s School of Law in 2006, where he was the Managing Editor of the Journal of Intellectual Property Law. Prior to enrolling at the University of Georgia, Matt worked for Caterpillar. He is also an avid bike commuter, and loves getting to places quicker than you do in your car.

Matt's Practice