Michael is a highly regarded intellectual property litigator and patent strategist who helps clients protect and generate revenue from their patent holdings. Intellectual Asset Magazine has repeatedly recognized him in its select IAM Patent 1000 and IAM Patent Strategy 300 publications. Clients rely on his counsel regarding sensitive licensing agreement negotiations, acquisitions, and other technology transactions. He leads a team known for its ability to translate complex technology and its value to non-technical professionals — in court and business negotiations.
Michael is Division Head for the Intellectual Property Section at Mintz and serves as a member on the firm’s Policy Committee. He is an experienced litigator known for his business approach to creating value in patent assets. His success on behalf of clients comes from his ability to identify the value drivers in a portfolio and communicate that value to competitors, investors, purchasers, licensees, counsel, judges, and juries.
With a background in mechanical engineering and nearly 20 years’ experience practicing law, he has the combination of technical and legal skills essential to a strategic patent practice. He has achieved courtroom victories and negotiated favorable settlements on behalf of both patent owners and accused infringers in complex negotiations and protracted litigation.
Michael develops strategies for and guides clients through monetization programs for complex technology portfolios. Several recent monetization programs have each returned tens of millions of dollars through litigation, licensing, and sale activities.
Michael also advises clients on patent portfolio assessment and conducts IP due diligence in connection with transactions. He counsels private equity firms and venture capital funds on IP assets and patent value. He also helps patent owners develop and implement strategies for identifying and leveraging untapped assets in their patent portfolios.
He has particularly deep experience litigating Section 337 matters before the International Trade Commission and has also achieved significant success in Federal District Courts, including the Eastern District of Texas, District of Delaware, Northern District of California, District of Massachusetts, and numerous others.
Michael’s technology experience includes electromechanical systems, digital cameras, embedded microprocessors, telecommunications and network software, cellular phones, and e-commerce, among others.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Michael T. Renaud
- Key Considerations for Global SEP Litigation - Part 2 - (Posted On Tuesday, November 05, 2019)
- ITC Rejects Minimum Threshold Requirement For Domestic Industry Economic Prong And Emphasizes The Importance Of Contextual Evidence And Case-by-Case Analyses - (Posted On Monday, November 04, 2019)
- Key Considerations for Global SEP Litigation - Part 1 - (Posted On Wednesday, October 30, 2019)
- ITC suggests 5% Threshold for Domestic Industry Assessment; Order May Impact Tech Companies - (Posted On Monday, September 23, 2019)
- Recap of Federal Register Notice on Artificial Intelligence (AI) Patent Issues - (Posted On Tuesday, September 17, 2019)
- Recent ITC Ruling Highlights Ability of Patentees to Rely on Accused Infringers’ Investments to Satisfy Domestic Industry Requirement and Potential Pitfall of Affirmative Defense - (Posted On Tuesday, August 27, 2019)
- Recent Decision Holds That Litigation Funding Does Not Harm Standing and Provides Tips for Negotiating Funding Agreementsand back! - (Posted On Monday, August 26, 2019)
- One Size Does Not Fit All When It Comes to Economic Theories Used to Determine Royalty Rates - (Posted On Monday, July 01, 2019)
- Criminal Statute for Organized Crime Now Available to Combat Trade Secret Theft – But What is an Act of Trade Secret Theft under Civil RICO? - (Posted On Tuesday, June 18, 2019)
- Emerging Legal Trends AI: Can Israel Join the U.S. and Europe as a Leader in AI Protections? - (Posted On Monday, June 10, 2019)