Bar Admissions

Admitted to the bar in Minnesota
Registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Representative Technologies

* Digital design
* Networking
* Visualization
* Integrated circuits
* Signal processing

Professional Experience

Michael is a patent attorney specializing in patent prosecution matters. Michael joined Shumaker & Sieffert as a law clerk in February, 2008.

Before attending law school, Michael worked as an engineer for Battelle at the Department of Energy's Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory. While there, he collaborated with biologists, biochemists and physicists to create, implement, and support the use of state-of-the-art custom robotics, instrumentation and software to facilitate novel experimental methods. Michael has consulted with and completed projects for clients in the U.S. Department of Energy, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, the National Institutes of Health, and other federal agencies.

Education

University of Minnesota Law School, J.D. 2009, magna cum laude
Washington State University, M.S. Computer Science 2005
University of Washington, B.S. Computer Engineering 2001

Publications

Note, An Improved Framework for Analyzing 'Substantially Similar' Patent Claims with Respect to the Inequitable Conduct Defense, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology, Volume 10, Issue 2 (2009)