Morgan Coates

Morgan Coates is a Partner at Knobbe Martens, where responsibilities include securing patent protection for startup companies in various technological sectors and drafting, reviewing, and negotiating IP-related agreements. Coates previously served as an Associate and Summer Associate at Knobbe Martens, where patent applications and office action responses were created alongside patent landscape studies. Earlier experience includes a role as a Commercialization Analyst at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Office of Technology Management, analyzing patentability and marketability of university inventions, as well as owning Pushmailer LLC, which provided hosted Microsoft Exchange services. Prior to these roles, Coates worked as a Product Engineer at Danaher Motion, developing hardware for aerospace and defense, and as an Engineering Co-op at Bosch Braking Systems, supporting the development of automotive brake components. Academic qualifications include a JD from the University of Illinois College of Law and a BS in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.