SAMUEL NOEL
Adjunct Associate Professor
College of Law
- Adjunct Associate ProfessorCollege of Law
- 801-304-4672 (Work)
- Lowenstein Sandler, LLP, 500 North Marketplace Drive, Suite 200, Centerville, Utah, 84014, United States
BIO
Sam is an Adjunct Assistant Professor for the Bench to Bedside (B2B) Competition where students teams from universities through the state of Utah create medical innovations to meet medical needs. Sam mentors law fellows and B2B teams on the patent process and helps B2B teams prepare patent applications to seek patent protection for their medical innovations.
Sam is a patent attorney at Lowenstein Sandler, LLP where Sam counsels clients on all facets of intellectual property. Corporations rely upon him through all stages of intellectual property development, including strategy, patent preparation, patent prosecution, and patentability analysis.
With a background as a professional engineer (P.E.) and with engineering work experience both in the U.S. and overseas, Sam offers an informed perspective on new technologies and related businesses. His work is bolstered by his patent experience in electronics, wireless devices, machine learning, computer architecture, virtualization, networking, software, semiconductors, manufacturing, medical devices, mechanical and refrigeration systems, fluid dynamics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Sam maintains a special focus on green technologies and is a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design accredited professional (LEED AP).
INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS
- Adjunct Associate ProfessorCollege of Law1 Jul 2025 - present
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Adjunct Assistant Professor of LawUniversity of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, United States15 Jul 2021 - present
- Adjunct FacultyBrigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, United States15 Aug 2022 - 15 Aug 2024
NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- CounselLowenstein Sandler, LLP, Centerville, United States30 Aug 2015 - present
- Judicial Intern to Honorable Randall R. Rader, Chief JudgeU.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C., United States1 May 2013 - 15 Jun 2013
- Mechanical EngineerRoyal Engineering, Provo, United States1 Oct 2007 - 1 May 2013
- After-Sales SupervisorSulclean-Equipamentos Profissionais, Curitiba, Brazil1 Aug 2006 - 1 Aug 2007
DEGREES
- B.S. in Mechanical EngineeringBrigham Young University, Provo, United States30 Aug 2000 - 30 Aug 2006
- J.D.Brigham Young University, Provo, United States30 Aug 2012 - 30 Apr 2015
CERTIFICATIONS
- LEED AP BD+CU.S. Green Building Council, Washington D.C., United States15 Dec 2011 - presentThis credential is for expertise in the design and construction phases of green buildings serving the commercial, residential, education and healthcare sectors.
- Professional EngineerUtah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, Salt Lake City, United States15 Nov 2011 - present
- Professional EngineerCalifornia Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, Sacramento, United States15 Jan 2012 - present
- AttorneyUtah State Bar, Salt Lake City, United States15 Oct 2015 - present
- Patent AttorneyUnited States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, United States3 Dec 2015 - present
LANGUAGES
- PortugueseCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Spanish - Latin AmericanCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review