Matthias A. Kamber

Matthias A. Kamber has 20 years of IP law experience, a passion that's rooted in a favorite childhood toy.

"I often simplify what drew me to it as follows: I loved playing with Legos as a kid and figuring out how things worked, and I really enjoyed philosophy and debating issues with people," he said. "IP law turned out to be a great way to harness those interests."

This combination has allowed him to harness his interests in a way that is both fulfilling and impactful in his legal practice.

One of Kamber's notable cases was the Singular trial in December 2019, where he was involved from the beginning. The case presented complex issues surrounding non-infringement, invalidity and damages related to Google's proprietary machine learning and artificial intelligence chips. Singular Computing LLC v. Google LLC, 1:19-cv-12551 (D. Mass., filed Dec. 20, 2019).

Initially, the plaintiff sought more than $6 billion in damages, which was reduced to $1.6 billion by the start of the trial. After three weeks in court, the case was on the verge of closing arguments when a settlement was reached, marking the furthest point Kamber had seen a case go before settling.

Kamber said there were two main obstacles.

"First, the asserted patent claims were very complicated and related to computer chips that do math with some degree of relative error (sort of 'quick and dirty' math); but explaining these concepts, the claims, and the non-infringement defense were very complicated, particularly when the infringement theory as simpler and relied on that fact that the chips did some rounding on the front end.

Second, Kamber added, there had been IPR proceedings related to the asserted patents and those led to complicated issues regarding IPR estoppel and whether and to what extent he could rely on certain documentation to prove up a prior art system.

"The issue was a focal point for three pre-trial conferences as well as during trial itself," he said.

Another significant trial in Kamber's career was the Arendi trial in May 2023.

The case involved technology in Android devices that recognize and act on data like phone numbers and email addresses. Representing the defense, Kamber secured a complete defense verdict on grounds of non-infringement, anticipation, and obviousness, against Susman Godfrey, who represented the plaintiff.