MICHAEL FOLISE, ESQ. is a registered patent attorney whose practice emphasizes intellectual-property litigation and procurement, including patent, trademark, copyright, and trade secret matters, both foreign and domestic. Michael focuses on electrical, mechanical, and electro-mechanical technologies, and he frequently provides freedom-to-operate, non-infringement, and invalidity opinions. In addition to his experience as an attorney, Michael is a certified mediator under Local Civil Rule 39.1 and has served as an expert witness in a variety of patent cases. Michael also serves as a law-school professor overseeing an intellectual-property clinic that is one of the top rated legal clinics in the country. Michael is also a published author (The Inventor’s Handbook (1993)) and has been voted Best of CLE Speakers numerous times by the Washington State Bar Association.
Michael J. Folise, Esq.
Michael J. Folise, Esq.
EDUCATION
J.D., Case Western Reserve University
B.S., Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Case Institute of Technology
BAR ADMISSIONS
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. District Courts: Western and Eastern Districts of Washington
- All Washington State Courts
- All Ohio State Courts
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office