Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

Michael J. Freno
Partner

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BACKGROUND

Michael Freno counsels clients on intellectual property matters and specializes in intellectual property litigation and opinions relating to validity and infringement. His litigation practice includes formulating strategy, conducting pre-trial discovery, brief writing, trial, and appeal, which builds upon over ten years of experience handling complex litigation matters. He graduated magna cum laude in chemistry from Kenyon College in 1993, and obtained a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee in 1997. Michael received his J.D. from Cornell Law School in 2001.

EXPERIENCE

Prior to joining Seed IP Law Group, Michael worked at Kenyon & Kenyon LLP in New York for eleven years, gaining extensive experience in complex patent litigation matters. During this time, he litigated diverse technologies, including mechanical and electrical engineering (organic light emitting diodes, LCDs, fiberglass reinforced doors), biologics (antibodies against the DR5 death receptor), small molecule pharmaceuticals (anti-HIV agents, beta-blockers, atypical anti-psychotics, chemotherapeutic agents, oral contraceptives), and chemistry (fluoroelastomers). Michael has taken or defended over 70 depositions, examined witnesses at hearings and trial, and has written all types of discovery briefs, dispositive memoranda of law, and appellate briefs. Michael also has experience in a number of patent interference proceedings before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.

Apart from patent litigation, Michael has litigated trademarks, trade dress, and copyrights, and he has written numerous opinion letters, conducted due diligence, advised clients on transactional issues, and prosecuted both patents and trademarks. Michael has authored a number of articles on intellectual property.

Before law school, Michael taught logic as a graduate student at both The Ohio State University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. He also developed methods to test the stability of novel drug formulations for two years as an analytical chemist at G.D. Searle in the 1990s.

AFFILIATIONS

Michael is admitted to the New York State Bar, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. He is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Washington Biotechnology & Biomedical Association.