ArentFox Schiff

Patent

Partner

Michael’s practice spans all major areas of intellectual property law, including patent prosecution, due diligence investigations, district court litigation involving patents, trademarks, and copyrights, and post-grant proceedings before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (e.g., inter partes review, reexamination, and reissue proceedings). He has extensive experience drafting patent invalidity, non-infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions, conducting prior art searches, and analyzing patent portfolios. Michael has advanced degrees in the areas of molecular biology, which he leverages to draft and prosecute patent applications related to biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, diagnostics, agricultural products, medical devices, and related life sciences subject matter. Michael also has a degree in computer science, providing cross-disciplinary expertise necessary for the prosecution of software patents. In that regard, he has experience drafting and prosecuting patents directed to software and business methods that implement machine learning, blockchain-based ledgers and other cutting-edge technologies. In addition to the above, Michael also has several years of experience prosecuting and litigating utility and design patents related to consumer products technology and has counseled clients regarding intellectual property issues at all stages of the product development life cycle.

New York State Bar Association (NYSBA), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).

Brooklyn College, PhD, Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, 2017 Hunter College, MS, Biology, 2007 University of Illinois, BS, Computer Science; Summa cum laude, 2015 Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, JD, 2012 Baruch College, BS, Biology, Economics; Magna cum laude, 2005