Mike is a partner of the firm and is a registered patent attorney with over twenty years of patent experience and has prosecuted several hundred patents in various high-tech fields. He handles various intellectual property matters including patent prosecution, strategic IP planning, patent analysis and opinions, technology agreements, and patent litigation support.

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Mike has broad technology experience including:

• Wireless communications

• Bioinformatics and medical systems

• Optics and optical signal processing

• Energy distribution and control systems

• Internet and data systems

• Software and electronics

• Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

 

​Mike was formerly a partner at the law firm of Faegre & Benson and co-chair of the Intellectual Property Section of the Boulder County Bar Association. He also worked as a patent attorney for Sprint Corporation. Prior to his legal career, Mike spent five years as an electrical engineer for Black & Veatch. Mike received his Juris Doctorate with honors from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. He received his Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Missouri.

 

Areas of Practice:

• U.S. and International Patent Preparation and Prosecution

• Patent Analysis and Opinions

• Copyrights, Trademarks, and Trade Secrets

• Strategic IP Planning, Technology Transfers, and Licensing

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Professional Associations and Memberships:

Boulder County Bar Association, Former Intellectual Property Section
Co-chair

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Past Employment Positions:

• Faegre & Benson, Partner

• Sprint Corporation, Patent Attorney

• Black & Veatch, Electrical Engineer