Dean Geibel

Dean Geibel is Chief Patent Counsel for Samtec, Inc., a $1B, privately-held, debt-free, global interconnect manufacturer headquartered in New Albany, IN.  He earned a BS in Physics from Penn State in 1992, became a US patent agent in 1997, and earned his JD in 1999 from the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

In 2016, Samtec selected Dean to create an IP Department from scratch.  Prior to joining Samtec, he oversaw global patent prosecution of electrical and optical interconnects at Framatome Connectors International (FCI) and Amphenol Communications Solution (ACS).  After looking exclusively at interconnects for the past 20 years, Dean has developed a commanding working knowledge of electrical and optical interconnect patents and products.

Dean has traveled extensively throughout Europe and Asia.  He is 2-for-2 before the Chinese Patent Re-examination Board, successfully defending against two separate patent oppositions.  He has telecommuted since joining Samtec in 2016.

Dean is a 1985 Honor Graduate of the US Air Force Basic Military Training School and a 1992 Distinguished Graduate of Detachment 720, Penn State Air Force ROTC.  He retired from the Air Force Reserve in 2014 as a Lieutenant Colonel with 25 years of service.

Dean contributed 57 pro bono hours to indigent inventors in 2022 through the Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts and the Penn State Law Intellectual Property Clinic.  He lives in Pennsylvania with his wife Laurie and their two daughters.