Morgan's practice focuses on intellectual property law, including patent preparation and prosecution throughout the U.S. and worldwide.

Overview

Clients in the chemical, life sciences, semiconductor, and pharmaceutical fields benefit from Morgan's background in chemical engineering. He works to secure patent protection in numerous technology areas such as agricultural and industrial chemistry, chemical engineering designs, mining, extraction, and filtration processes, semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing, renewable energy and low-carbon energy production, food chemistry, functional plating applications, catalysis and animal health. Morgan works directly with companies on how best to protect and commercialize their intellectual property rights and avoid infringing the rights of others. Additionally, he prepares freedom to operate opinions and patentability assessments.

Morgan utilizes his experience protecting intellectual property rights to provide valuable insights during M&A due diligence with respect to intellectual property ownership and agreements.

He volunteers for pro bono cases from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Pro Bono Program and St. Louis Volunteer Lawyers & Accountants for the Arts.

Experience

Secures patent protection for clients worldwide, aligning patenting and prosecution strategies across the world. 

Assists clients in managing their diverse intellectual property portfolios spanning numerous industries, including chemistry, process designs, semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing, energy (including green energy) and engineering.

News & Insights

Publications

"A Circuit Split Involving Ten Federal Circuits: Why Copyright Infringement Actions Should Be Allowed to Proceed After an Application for a Copyright is Filed," Illinois University Law Review Online, 2015

Recognitions

Recognitions

Named to the Best Lawyers in America© "Ones to Watch" list, 2023 & 2024

Professional & Civic Activities

Professional & Civic Activities

American Bar Association

Missouri Bar Association

Illinois State Bar Association

Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis

  • Chair of Patent, Trademark & Copyright Section

American Intellectual Property Law Association

Intellectual Property Owners Association

International Trademark Association

Admissions

  • Missouri, 2015
  • Illinois, 2016
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2015

Education

Northern Illinois University College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2015

  • Northern Illinois University Law Review, Assistant Editor

University of Tulsa, B.S., Chemical Engineering, 2012

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