1.03rd Annual Silicon Valley IP Forumhttps://conferences.law.stanford.edu/siliconvalleyipforum2026jcarianhttps://conferences.law.stanford.edu/siliconvalleyipforum2026/author/jcarian/Joseph Matal - 3rd Annual Silicon Valley IP Forumrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="Xx8ispaght"><a href="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/siliconvalleyipforum2026/speakers/joseph-matal/">Joseph Matal</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/siliconvalleyipforum2026/speakers/joseph-matal/embed/#?secret=Xx8ispaght" width="600" height="338" title="“Joseph Matal” — 3rd Annual Silicon Valley IP Forum" data-secret="Xx8ispaght" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script>
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https://conferences.law.stanford.edu/siliconvalleyipforum2026/wp-content/uploads/sites/257/2026/10/Matal_Joe_550x5501-e1680795899762.jpg400400Joseph Matal is the Principal at Clear IP, LLC. Joe has served as both the U.S. Patent and Trademark’s Acting Director and Acting Solicitor. As Acting Solicitor, he defended the agency in intellectual property cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. In his role in the Solicitor’s […]