Michael J. Kasdan

Michael focuses on all areas of intellectual property law, harnessing his electrical engineering background to help businesses reap maximum value from their innovations.

As a Partner in the firm’s Intellectual Property Practice Group, Michael develops effective offensive and defensive patent strategies for organizations of all sizes. He has negotiated, defended, and asserted IP rights in federal courts, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the International Trade Commission, and private arbitrations and mediations. As an advisor, he has worked with both established companies and startups to obtain, value, license, and develop patent portfolios and trademarks.

Trained in electrical engineering and having a business background as a technology consultant, Michael is known for his ability to quickly learn new technologies and distill complicated topics. He works with a broad range of technologies, including consumer electronics, wireless devices, batteries, mechanical devices, medical products and devices, computer architecture, software, and networks, including open-source software, semiconductor chips, and internet and e-commerce platforms.

Michael was listed as one of the world’s-leading IP Strategists in the 2017 – 2019 editions of IAM Strategy 300 – The World’s Leading IP Strategists and has regularly been listed in Super Lawyers. Clients describe him as creative, energetic, and easy to work with and seek his insight into the business, technology, and legal facets of their IP issues.

Michael has defended and resolved scores of patent infringement lawsuits, resulting in successful motions to dismiss, summary judgment, and favorable settlements, in all of the key patent infringement venues, including the District of Delaware, the Eastern District of Texas, the Northern District of California, and the Northern District of Illinois.