Mike Patané's practice is focused on patent prosecution and counseling.
With regard to patent prosecution, Mike has prepared and prosecuted numerous patent applications in the US and internationally in a wide variety of technical areas: representative arts, materials sciences, specialty chemicals, battery systems, catalysts, catalytic systems, fire retardant polymers, activated carbons, carbon nanotubes, fibers, agriculture, wheat starch and gluten, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, mechanical, bearings, buoys, government sponsored applications, etc.
As for counseling, in addition to patent prosecution strategy development, including intellectual property (IP) mining sessions, and IP client education sessions, the practice includes conducting patentability, infringement, validity, and freedom to operate analyses and preparing related opinions, assessing and addressing incoming cease and desist letters, associated actions including settlement discussions, contract and licensing review, due diligence in business transactions and related contract review.
Although not the focus of his practice, Mike has been involved in US and international patent litigation support.
Mike has acted as in-house counsel for project teams at a large pharmaceutical company, conducting due diligence, for in- and out- licensing, licensing review, FTO and due diligence for product launch as well as IP analysis and presentation to the Project Review Board and Patent Review Board.
