Mike Etienne

Mike Etienne is a patent litigation attorney, who also handles related trademark and trade secret disputes in federal court. Mike’s litigation practice spans several industries and technology areas including LED luminaires, tank alarms and controls, building controls, fire-resistant glass flooring, cursor modification technology, patient records software applications, contact lens products, and others.

Mike also prepares patents for a variety of local and national clients. To that end, he focuses his prosecution practice on obtaining patents covering medical devices such as stents for glaucoma, agricultural and industrial machinery, and various other electro-mechanical technologies.

Mike also prepares IP license agreements, performs IP due diligence for M&A and other transactions, and provides patent validity and infringement opinions to clients as well as advice on how to leverage clients’ existing intellectual property portfolios.

With a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Purdue University and professional experience as a field engineer with Baker Hughes Oil and Gas, Mike brings a wealth of knowledge to Taft. Prior to joining Taft, he was an attorney at a national business law firm in Indianapolis, where he helped clients in matters involving U.S. patent law, international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, and foreign patent applications.

Patent, Trademark, Copyright, Trade Secret, False Advertising Litigation Experience

• Represented plaintiff to trial in patent infringement litigation involving LED technologies in W.D. Tex.
• Represented plaintiff in trademark, false advertising, and tortious interference lawsuit in S.D. Miss.
• Represented defendant in patent infringement lawsuit directed to building management system technologies in N.D. Ind.
• Represented defendant in patent infringement lawsuit directed to cursor image modification technology in E.D. Tex.
• Represented plaintiff in intellectual property lawsuit involving medical records software in W.D. Mich. Spectrum of IP including patent, copyright, and trade secrets.
• Represented plaintiff in patent litigation involving household products in S.D. Ind.
• Represented plaintiff in patent infringement lawsuit involving water tank alarms and related products in D. Minn.
• Represented defendant in device-based design patent litigation in N.D. Ohio.
• Represented plaintiff in patent and false advertising litigation focused on fire-rated glass technology in N.D. Cal.
• Represented defendant in grey market trademark dispute involving contact lenses in E.D.N.Y.
• Represented various plaintiffs in six separate lawsuits involving preliminary injunctions, trademark, design patent, and copyright litigation matters in D. Minn.