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Michael James Berchou
also known as Registered Patent Attorney
About Michael
Biography
I have litigated complex intellectual property matters for over 20 years, serving as lead counsel in multiple patent, trade secret, trademark and copyright cases in district courts across the country.
A registered patent attorney and electrical engineer, I have represented clients as both plaintiffs and defendants in diverse technology areas including medical devices, vibration sensors/accelerometers, computer storage and network connectivity, live streaming, ballistic fabrics, and artificial turf.
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Licensed in New York for 32 years
State: New York
Acquired: 1994
No misconduct found
Location
Harter Secrest & Emery, LLP
50 Fountain Plaza, Suite 1000, Buffalo, NY, 14202
Harter, Secrest & Emery, LLP
1600 Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, NY, 14604
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Experience
Honors
2017
AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5 Peer Review Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
2017
Leading Individual: Litigation, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2017
2017 Legal Elite of Western New York, Buffalo Business First
2016
Leading Individual: Litigation, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
2015
Leading Individual: Litigation, Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business
Work Experience
2016 - Present
Partner - Intellectual Property Practice Group, Harter, Secrest & Emery, LLP
1998 - Present
Partner, Phillips Lytle LLP
Associations
2019 - Present
Road Less Traveled ProductionsBoard Member
2019 - Present
Literacy New York Buffalo-NiagaraBoard Member
2014 - Present
Lawyers for LearningVolunteer
1993 - Present
New York State Bar AssociationMember
1993 - Present
Bar Association of Erie CountyMember
2011 - 2015
Computers for ChildrenDirector
2007 - 2007
Leadership BuffaloGraduate
Sample of Legal Cases
Barrday v. Lincoln Fabrics
Still pending
JEC Distributors v. Changer & Dresser
Still pending
Safe Storage vs ATTO Technology
Still pending
Safespan Platform Systems, Inc. et al v. EZ Access, Inc. et al
Permanent Injunction, Prevailed on Summary Judgment
Big Vision Private Ltd. v. E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co.
Dismissed on Summary Judgment
Tigercat Industries v. Deere & Company
Settlement
Education
1993
State University of New York at Buffalo School of Law
JD - Juris Doctor
1993
State University of New York at Buffalo
MBA
1988
State University of New York at Buffalo
BS - Bachelor of Science
Publications
2017
2017
Buffalo Law Journal
Is the court stemming tide of patent troll litigation?
2016
Buffalo Law Journal
IPR process reshapes patent litigation
2014
Buffalo Business First
Legal side of potential trademark infringements
2014
Buffalo Business First
Should Congress crackdown on ‘patent trolls’?
2009
Buffalo Business First
Legal community weighs in on patent case
2007
Phillips Lytle Update
Protecting Your Trademark From Internet Abuse
2004
Phillips Lytle Update
Patent and Trademark Office Attempts to Bring Order to Explosion of "Business Method" Patent Applications
Languages
English
Activity
Legal Answers
Legal Answers
Q&A
Can the patent office reject a utility patent using a design patent as prior art?
08 Jan 2018
Q&A
I filed a design patent in 2008 in CA, it was then abandoned. I find another co. has taken my idea, can I sue them?
13 Nov 2017
Q&A
Can the designer of a sewing pattern legally restrict you from the sale of the finished product?
05 Jun 2017