Matthew J. Becker

Matt Becker chairs Axinn’s Intellectual Property practice and has more than 25 years of experience litigating patent infringement and trade secret cases. As lead trial counsel for multinational corporations, he has handled more than 100 patent litigations and tried high-stakes disputes before judges and juries. His patent trial experience includes numerous matters involving blockbuster drugs.

Matt’s clients span the life sciences, consumer products, technology, computer hardware and software, and industrial sectors. He is also called upon to take over cases already in progress. A further focus of his work is litigation at the intersection of intellectual property and antitrust, including disputes involving standard-essential patents.

Alongside his litigation practice, Matt has held senior leadership roles at Axinn. He served on the firm’s Executive Committee and was managing partner from 2017 to 2023. During his tenure as managing partner, the firm experienced record growth, added lateral partners and opened a San Francisco office to serve its West Coast clients. Benchmark Litigation, The National Law Journal and Chambers have recognized him as a leading intellectual property litigator.

• Representation of a major generic pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman patent infringement action pending in the District of New Jersey involving methylphenidate hydrochloride extended-release capsules.   
• Defense of pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman litigation pending in the Southern District of Indiana relating to duloxetine hydrochloride capsules.  
• Representation of major generic pharmaceutical company in parallel actions in the District of New Jersey and the District of Delaware involving dexmethylphenidate hydrochloride extended-release capsules.  
• Defense of generic pharmaceutical company in Hatch-Waxman patent litigation relating to atomoxetine hydrochloride capsules.  
• Various counseling projects for pharmaceutical companies involving patent analysis relating to Abbreviated New Drug Applications. 
• Successful defense to verdict of an international manufacturer of electronic fans and hard drive motors against claims of infringement of multiple patents covering brushless direct current motors used in computer equipment. 
• Defense of a major manufacturer of nuclear detection equipment in a patent infringement action involving a nine-figure damage claim in the U.S. District Court in Knoxville, Tennessee, in which a favorable settlement was obtained at the outset of trial.

• JD, summa cum laude – Indiana University School of Law (1991)
• BS, Chemistry – Indiana University (1988)

• Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
• U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut
• U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
• Judicial Panel Multi-District Litigation

• Chambers USA, Connecticut: Intellectual Property (2025 – 2026) 
• Chambers USA, Connecticut: Litigation (2016 – 2020; 2024 – 2026)
• Benchmark Litigation, CT Litigation Star: Intellectual Property (2020 – 2026) 
• Lawdragon, “500 Leading Litigators in America” (2025 – 2027)
• Lawdragon, “500 Leading Global IP Lawyers” (2025 – 2026)
•  Legal 500 U.S. Elite, Connecticut: Commercial Disputes (2026)
• LMG Life Sciences – Life Sciences Star (2020 – 2025)
• New England Legal Awards, Distinguished Leaders Winner (2025)
• Named to The National Law Journal’s list of Intellectual Property Trailblazers (2020)
• World Intellectual Property Review Leaders (2025)
• World’s Leading Patent Professionals (2020 – 2025), IAM Patent 1000
• Best Lawyers in America, Lawyer of the Year (2026)
• Best Lawyers in America (2015 – 2027)
• Super Lawyers (2012 – 2021; 2023 – 2025)

• American Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law, Federal Practice Committee
• Intellectual Property Owners Association
• Connecticut Intellectual Property Law Association
• Connecticut Bar Association, Section of Intellectual Property Law