mike@shevlinlaw.com
1-619-578-9876
Solutions for your IP needs:
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Patents
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Trademarks
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Opinions
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IP Litigation Support
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IP Portfolio Management
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IP agreements
Law Office of
Michael R. Shevlin
Attorney at Law
Registered Patent Attorney
Registered Professional Engineer
Michael R. Shevlin, J.D, P.E.
Experienced Intellectual Property (IP) Attorney with the ability to handle a broad range of IP related activities having special knowledge and experience in the field of patent and trademark prosecution and protection. Uniquely qualified attorney having both law firm and in-house experience along with practical engineering experience prior to the practice of law. Characterized as an innovative and resourceful professional, with extensive research, case preparation and advisory skills, and proven ability to meet deadlines, surpass targets and deliver results regardless of pressure.
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Registered to practice before the US Patent and Trademark Office. Registered Professional Engineer. Licensed to practice law in California and U.S. District Court, Southern District of CA.
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Highly efficient, reliable and industrious attorney with proven skills and extensive experience advising clients on a wide variety of legal matters gained via years of exemplary service for leading law firms and private companies. A team player with strong communication skills.
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Practiced all aspects of worldwide intellectual property law, with an emphasis on patent and trademark prosecution, client counseling including establishing strategies for global intellectual property development and exploitation, and intellectual property due diligence. Provided patentability, noninfringement, and invalidity opinions. Drafted licenses, assignments, and development agreements. Provided litigation and M&A support.
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Heavy patent and trademark prosecution skills with the ability to efficiently draft and prosecute patent and trademark applications in a timely fashion. Works well with inventors and excels at patent mining. He has filed hundreds of U.S. and foreign patent applications in a variety of technologies.
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Experienced in providing opinion work, including freedom to operate analysis, clearance opinions, right to use opinions, infringement opinions, non-infringement opinions,and other type of opinions. licensing and other agreement negotiation, and litigation and M&A support. clearance opinions, right to use opinions, infringement opinions and other type of opinions.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (LEGAL)
The Law Office of Michael R. Shevlin 2013 – Present
Alphatec Spine, Inc. 2009 – 2013
Senior Director, Intellectual Property
Townsend and Townsend and Crew (now Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton) 2007 – 2009
Intellectual Property Attorney
DLA Piper 2002 – 2007
Of Counsel
ALARIS Medical Systems (now CareFusion) 1999 – 2002
Senior IP Counsel
Gray Cary Ware & Friedenrich (now DLA Piper) 1998 – 1999
Intellectual Property Attorney
Medtronic Interventional Vascular 1993 – 1997
Patent Attorney
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (NON-LEGAL)
Hughes Missile Systems/General Dynamics 1989 – 1993
Engineering Specialist, Program Manager
United Technologies (Sikorsky Aircraft, Norden Systems, Advanced Systems Div.) 1981 – 1989
Senior Engineer
Rohr Industries (now UTC Aerospace Systems) 1980 – 1981
Design Engineer
Bar Admission and Licenses
California State Bar, 1994. No. 174,357
US Patent and Trademark Office, 1994. Reg. No. 38,724.
US District Court, Southern District of California, 1994
California Professional Engineer, Mechanical, License No. M23928
