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Michael Halbert

Of Counsel

Michael brings decades of experience representing technology companies in intellectual property matters, combining broad IP counsel with a technical background in physics and engineering.

About Michael

Michael has represented a wide range of technology companies—from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies—in intellectual property matters since 1994.


His practice specializes in patent preparation and prosecution, licensing, validity and infringement opinions, litigation support, and client counseling on inventor education, invention mining, and portfolio management.


His career has included work with the California Supreme Court, partnership at Skjerven Morrill LLP, co-founding Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP in 2001, and joining Paradice & Li in 2019.

Practice Areas

  • Patent Strategy, Drafting & Prosecution

  • Global Portfolio Development

  • Patent Opinions & Analysis

  • Licensing & Technology Transactions

Technology Focus

  • Semiconductors & Integrated Circuits

  • Wireless & Networking

  • Signal, Image & Video Technologies

  • Computing & Software

  • Hardware & Emerging Technologies

  • Machine Learning & Artificial Intelligence

  • Medical Devices & Robotics

Bar Admission

  • California

  • United States Patent and Trademark Office

Education

  • JD Santa Clara University

  • BS, Physics University of California, Irvine

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