Michael Febbo

Mr. Febbo is an associate in the Intellectual Property Practice Group of the firm’s Del Mar Heights office.

Areas of Practice

Mr. Febbo’s practice focuses on patent prosecution, litigation, and counseling. Mr. Febbo has drafted and prosecuted many patent applications, drafted reexamination requests and appeals to the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, performed freedom to operate, non-infringement and patent landscape analyses, conducted IP due diligence during acquisitions, and worked on a variety of litigation matters. Mr. Febbo represents clients involved in many high tech fields such as:

• Digital Communications Systems, including OFDM, WiFi, CDMA, LTE and spread spectrum communication
• Semiconductor Devices, including lithography, circuit design, and die manufacture
• Metallurgy, including solder materials, magnetic media, and amorphous and microcrystalline alloys
• Medical Devices, including suturing systems, biocompatible implants, drug delivery systems, and contact lenses
• Imaging Systems, including optical systems, digital imaging systems, x-ray imaging systems, and holography
• Hard Drives, including media, substrates, and components
• Fuel Injection Systems

Education

• J.D., Arizona State University, 2008, summa cum laude, Order of the Coif
• B.S., University of Wisconsin - Madison, 2004, graduated with distinction

Admissions

• California
• United States Patent and Trademark Office

Representative Transactions

Mr. Febbo has prosecuted patents for companies such as Olympus Communications Tech., Physical Optics Corp., Indium Corp., Western Digital Corp., Transonic Combustion, Inc., and Cadence Design Systems.

Mr. Febbo has conducted IP opinions and due diligence for Medtronic, Inc., Alphatec Spine, Inc., minSURG, Inc., Olympus Communications Tech., and Physical Optics Corp.

Mr. Febbo is currently involved in litigation involving spinal implants.

Speeches

• International Patent Prosecution, San Diego Patent Paralegals, February, 2009