SAMUEL NOEL

Adjunct Associate Professor

College of Law

  • Adjunct Associate Professor
    College 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 Professor
    College of Law1 Jul 2025 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Adjunct Assistant Professor of Law
    University of Utah, S.J. Quinney College of Law, Salt Lake City, United States15 Jul 2021 - present
  • Adjunct Faculty
    Brigham Young University, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Provo, United States15 Aug 2022 - 15 Aug 2024

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Counsel
    Lowenstein Sandler, LLP, Centerville, United States30 Aug 2015 - present
  • Judicial Intern to Honorable Randall R. Rader, Chief Judge
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Washington, D.C., United States1 May 2013 - 15 Jun 2013
  • Mechanical Engineer
    Royal Engineering, Provo, United States1 Oct 2007 - 1 May 2013
  • After-Sales Supervisor
    Sulclean-Equipamentos Profissionais, Curitiba, Brazil1 Aug 2006 - 1 Aug 2007

DEGREES

  • B.S. in Mechanical Engineering
    Brigham 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+C
    U.S. Green Building Council, Washington D.C., United States15 Dec 2011 - present
    This credential is for expertise in the design and construction phases of green buildings serving the commercial, residential, education and healthcare sectors.
  • Professional Engineer
    Utah Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing, Salt Lake City, United States15 Nov 2011 - present
  • Professional Engineer
    California Board of Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, and Geologists, Sacramento, United States15 Jan 2012 - present
  • Attorney
    Utah State Bar, Salt Lake City, United States15 Oct 2015 - present
  • Patent Attorney
    United States Patent and Trademark Office, Alexandria, United States3 Dec 2015 - present

LANGUAGES

  • Portuguese
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
  • Spanish - Latin American
    Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review