Michael Jones focuses his practice on patent prosecution, foreign and domestic patent portfolio management, and patent litigation. While trained as a mechanical engineer, Michael is experienced in a broad range of technologies such as smart speakers, digital media players, cloud based technology, computer software, robotic platforms, proximity sensors, tablet computer hardware, business methods, interactive online communication, and medical devices.  He has drafted patent applications for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies.

Michael also has considerable litigation experience and has practiced before varipus district courts, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, the International Trade Commission, and in front of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. 

Michael's litigation experience includes a broad range of technology, including, flash memory products, computer software, business methods, skin care brushes, and funerary products. He has also litigated trade secret issues.

Prior to joining private practice, Michael served as a volunteer assistant attorney general in the New York Attorney General’s Office, supporting the development of policy and new legislation regarding data security.

Published Articles

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ARELaw Alerts

• ARE PTAB Alert:
  FEDERAL CIRCUIT HOLDS TIME-BAR DETERMINATIONS UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 315(b) ARE SUBJECT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
  
   
  
  

In The Press

• Michael Jones to Be a Panelist at Brooklyn Law School’s Career Conversations Remote Symposium
   
  
  

Bar Admissions

• New York, 2015
• New Jersey, 2015
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2013

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Brooklyn Law School, 2014
• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Binghamton University, 2010

Professional Activities

• IP and Patent Prosecution Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI)

Publications

• “R-E-L-A-X: We Can Still Patent Software, But Don’t Expect A Clear Test Anytime Soon,” co-authored for LawyerIssue, January 2017
• “Is Apple V. Samsung The Beginning Of The End For  Patents?” co-authored, Law360, March 2016

Speaking Engagements

• “Best Practices for Protection of Software and Business Methods Post-Alice,” co-presenter, Clear Law Institute webinar, November 2016.
• “Cool Connections – Hot Alumni,” guest lecturer, Binghamton University, October 17, 2016

Media Coverage

• “How ‘The Donald’ Does Intellectual Property,” IP Watchdog, March 2017