How Michael Helps Clients
A patent prosecution attorney with over 29 years of overall legal experience, Michael has spent over 21 years helping clients obtain patents. He focuses his practice on mechanical, material science and electrical technologies and has represented some of the world’s leading companies. He also has seven years of litigation experience.
Previously, he was an engineer for a Fortune 100 company. He has also been a Patent Examiner at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
What Clients Can Expect
Clients can expect an appreciation of their goals based on listening and asking the right questions. Developing a rapport with Examiners and providing an aggressive but civil approach to obtain quality patents. Cost control is achieved by avoiding extensions of USPTO deadlines.
Outside the Office
A native Philadelphian, Michael likes to spend time with Mirabel, Issey and Oren, hike, camp, attend Temple University sporting events and study history.
Proof Points
- Prosecuted thousands of patent applications in diverse technologies including HVAC, household appliances, turbines, power generation, solar power, automotive, personal hygiene products, semiconductor fabrication, video processing and display, bio-medical devices, image reproduction, and fossil fuel extraction.
- Recognized as an IP Star in 2018 by Managing Intellectual Property
Rutgers School of Law - Camden, J.D., 1992
Temple University, B.S., 1985, Mechanical Engineering
- New Jersey
- Pennsylvania
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Virginia
Board of Visitors, Temple University College of Engineering
Batona Hiking Club