Michael J. Wise

Michael Wise is a partner in the firm's Intellectual Property Group. He has extensive experience litigating intellectual property matters, including patents, trademarks, and trade secrets in federal and state court. Michael has also handled numerous patent interferences before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences. He has litigated a wide variety of technologies including antibodies, inmunoassays, recombinant genes and proteins, medical devices, software, electronics, and laser bar code scanners. Michael has the ability to take complicated technologies and explain them to either a sophisticated panel of interferences judges or explain them to lay person.

Michael has spent many years counseling start-up companies with respect to their intellectual property needs and concerns. He continues to advise both start-ups and well established companies on the establishment, development and maintenance of patent portfolios, and intellectual property transactions. Last year, he was recognized by the Daily Journal as one of the top 25 patent portfolio managers in California.

Michael Wise is also a member of the Life Sciences Group. For the last ten years Michael has been an active member of the Southern California Biomedical Council (SCBC). Recently, he been a co-chair of the annual SCBC Investor Conference and is SCBC Secretary. Michael represents a variety of clients in the life sciences industry from start-ups to big pharma clients such as Schering Plough.

Michael Wise also leads the firm's expansion into the China market with the Shanghai and Beijing offices. He represents both US and Chinese clients in patent litigation, patent due diligence and patent portfolio management. Earlier this year, he defended a Chinese client in a Section 337 action before the International Trade Commission.

Professional Recognition

• Named as one of the top 25 IP Portfolio Managers/Patent Prosecutors in the state of California, Daily Journal (2008, 2009 and 2010)
• Peer Review Rated AV in Martindale-Hubbell

Professional Leadership

• Southern California Biomedical Council, Secretary, 2004 - Present
• Southern California Biomedical Council, Board Member, 2000 - Present
• Southern California Biomedical Council, Mentor, 1999 - 2006
• Southern California Biomedical Council, Selection Committee, 1999 - Present