Troutman Pepper Locke LLP

A registered patent attorney, Mike focuses on all aspects of intellectual property, including strategic intellectual property counseling and portfolio management, patent procurement (including domestic and foreign rights), patent opinions (including freedom to operate, non-infringement, invalidity, patentability), IP due diligence, licensing, and enforcing and defending patent rights.

Before earning his law degree, Mike was a patent agent, and prior to that, he was an engineer for more than 10 years with the Naval Surface Warfare Center – Ship Systems Engineering Station. Mike’s practical experience as an engineer helps him understand the forces that help drive business decisions and allows him to consult and advise clients on IP legal issues and other day-to-day challenges.

Mike has counseled clients in a variety of industries and in a wide range of technologies, including mechanical and electrical devices, electronics, communication systems, computer hardware, data collection and storage systems, content conditioning and delivery systems, software, artificial intelligence and machine learning, mobile device management and security, electrical power generation, distribution and control, electrical connectors, autonomous vehicles, medical devices, clean technologies, non-destructive testing, consumer products, apparel, biometrics, optics, printing and imaging systems, automotive, vessel design and construction, watercraft propulsion and auxiliary systems, manufacturing techniques, packaging, advanced materials, ecommerce, and business methods in the banking, insurance, investment, and financial services industries.

Mike also advises cannabis clients on intellectual property issues, including patent applications, trademark filings and agreements, including nondisclosure, license, collaboration, joint development, material transfer, and website agreements.

Higher education clients call on Mike to protect and commercialize intellectual property developed by their researchers, faculty and students.