Michael Febbo

Goal-focused patent portfolio management

Michael Febbo focuses on patent prosecution, patent validity and infringement analysis, transactional patent due diligence and patent licensing. With over 15 years of experience across numerous high-tech industries, Michael has developed technical knowledge in areas such as:

• Information technology
• Photonic and optical technology
• Software
• Wireless communications
• Materials including silicon and compound semiconductors, magnetic materials, amorphous alloys and solder alloys.

Prior to joining Quarles, Michael was senior in-house patent counsel at a major multinational information technology company, where he supported numerous research departments in all phases of patent development, conducted patent due-diligence and integration for mergers and acquisitions, and conducted patent analyses to support standard development, licensing and litigation.

Michael focuses on developing an individualized strategy for each patent in view of the client’s goals, supported by a deep understanding of the technology and its interplay with business strategy.

• Drafting and prosecuting U.S. and foreign patent applications.
• Patent portfolio development, including filing plans for multinational patent families, maintenance fee payment and divestment of issued patents and filing plans to support new product development.
• Patent due diligence for transactions, standards development, government research contracts and licensing.
• Patent analysis, including valuation, infringement and validity, standard-essentiality and government contract applicability.
• Applying data science techniques to patent portfolios.

• Developed large patent portfolios for research labs and silicon design teams.
• Conducted patent due diligence and portfolio integration for numerous corporate acquisitions with combined values over $2 billion.
• Created a foreign filing plan for a top 100 patent filer that significantly reduced costs while increasing total foreign filings.
• Applied data analytics to patent portfolios to identify business trends, increase inventor diversity, and analyze and forecast patent portfolio costs.