Garet Galster

Garet Galster is an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law at Marquette University School of Law, where he contributes practical legal instruction grounded in extensive real-world experience. He is also a registered patent attorney and co-founding partner of Smith Keane LLP, a full-service intellectual property law firm based in Hartland, WI.

His educational background includes a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering and a Juris Doctor, both from Marquette University. During law school, he served as a judicial intern for the late Honorable N. Patrick Crooks of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and as a research assistant to Professor Eric Goldman.

Garet Galster's research and teaching interests center on intellectual property law, with a focus on patents, trademarks, copyrights, and international IP. His work emphasizes strategic IP management, prosecution, and litigation for diverse clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies. His engineering background in video communications design at Motorola, Inc. informs his technical and legal expertise in patent law.

His professional experience includes prosecuting hundreds of patent applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and litigating in Wisconsin state courts, U.S. federal district courts, and federal appellate courts. His teaching philosophy combines engineering, administrative law, and litigation experience to provide students with practical, resource-driven legal education.

• Registered Patent Attorney
• Co-founding Partner, Smith Keane LLP
• Prosecuted hundreds of U.S. and international patent applications
• Extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts

Garet Galster has not published any scientific articles in the provided text, so no publication trends can be analyzed. There are no listed scientific awards or honors mentioned in the available information.

He has advised and represented a wide range of clients including individuals, startups, venture capitalists, and family businesses in IP strategy and litigation. While no formal grant funding is mentioned, his professional work reflects sustained engagement in applied legal research and client-driven innovation. He does not appear to lead a research lab or formal academic team, but his law firm functions as a professional practice integrating legal and technical expertise.