Michael R. Shevlin, J.D, P.E.

Michael Shevlin is a combination of Registered Professional Engineer and Registered Patent Attorney.  For more than twenty years he has used both these skills to protect the Intellectual Property (IP) of many nationally recognized companies and individuals.  In 2012, he formed a specialized law firm to serve client needs with respect to intellectual property, including patents and trademarks.  With his diverse engineering background, Michael is versed in a wide range of technologies.  Below is a sample of the companies Michael has worked with on IP matters:

Medtronic
General Motors
Intel
IBM
University of California
Honeywell International
Hughes
DuPont
Beckman Coulter
Thermo Fisher Scientific
LSI Logic
Invitrogen
Applied Micro Circuits Corporation (AMCC)
Advanced Bionics Corporation
Alfred E. Mann Foundation
Life Technologies
Alphatec Spine
Alaris Medical Systems (now part of Becton Dickinson)
Advanced Medical Optics (AMO)
Arizant Technologies (now part of 3M)
VISX
Minnow Medical (now part of Boston Scientific)
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
PurePulse Technologies
Aurora Discovery
Augustine Medical
Cypress Semiconductor
Amistar
ATA Engineering
ORINCON Corporation (now part of Lockheed Martin)
Carttronics
Urban Root
Intrapace
Evaporation Technology International
CP Manufacturing
P. F. Chang’s China Bistro
Lifeline Cell Technology
MMI Genomics
Cyberheart
ImaRx Therapeutics

Trained in engineering, Michael worked for over thirteen years as an engineer, gaining broad engineering experience at nationally recognized companies, and obtained a Professional Engineering license from the State of California.  During this time he went to night school and earned his law degree from the University of San Diego School of Law and passed the California Bar Exam and USPTO Patent Exam to become a Registered Patent Attorney.  This education and experience as an engineer provides a strong foundation for understanding the varied scientific disciplines needed to communicate with inventors.