Matthews Edwards,LLC is a full service intellectual property law firm located in a technological hub of Metropolitan St. Louis, Missouri. Our firm provides services in all aspects of acquiring, protecting, licensing and enforcing intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. We regularly advise in house counsel, private-practice and general attorneys, as well as company owners, and inventors. Our attorneys are former practicing engineers, and are skilled in communicating with other engineers and scientists in a variety of technical disciplines. OUR ATTORNEYS: Stephen R. Matthews has over 18 years experience as a registered patent attorney. He has a wide variety of experience, including agricultural and construction machines, processor based automation, controls, and diagnostic systems, automotive, imaging, medical and machine tools. Prior to practicing law, Mr. Matthews was a practicing engineer in an aerospace field. He earned his law d egree at the Univ. of MO-Kansas City in 1989, and his BS in Mechanical Engineering at the Univ. of MO-Columbia. Mary T. Edwards has practiced law as a registered patent attorney for over 8 years. Ms. Edwards worked as an electrical engineer in aerospace control systems design, analysis and testing prior to earning her law degree from St. Louis Univ. She holds a MS in Systems Science and Mathematics from Washington Univ. and a BS in Electrical Engineering from the Univ. of MO at Rolla.. Patent Law - Trademark Law - Copyright Law - Trade Secret Protection - Patentability Searches - Intellectual Property - Patent Validity Opinions - Patent Strategy Development - Patent Preparation & Patent Licensing - Intellectual Property Contracts - Patent Licensing Negotiations - Patent Education - Patent Infringement Opinions - US Patent Filings for Foreign Law Firms and Corporations - Patent Advice