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Michael A. Glenn Partner

  • Austin

    D +1.650.838.4495

    F +1.650.838.4695

    Austin

    405 Colorado St., Suite 1700

    Austin, TX 78701

    +1.650.838.4495

    MGlenn@perkinscoie.com

  • Palo Alto

    T +1.650.838.4300

    F +1.650.838.4350

    Palo Alto

    3150 Porter Drive

    Palo Alto, CA 94304-1212

    +1.650.838.4300

    MGlenn@perkinscoie.com

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Overview

Michael Glenn is a partner with the firm's Intellectual Property practice with a focus on patent prosecution. He represents clients in all aspects of intellectual property law and at all phases of patent prosecution, including handling IP audits and strategy, opinions of counsel, pre-litigation patent defense and assertion, appeals, reissues and reexaminations. Michael has experience with the following representative technologies: telecommunications, information technology, business methods, medical devices and mechanical inventions.

Called a “standout performer for prosecution in the high-tech space” and “highly experienced,” Michael Glenn is ranked in the IAM Patent 1000. Crediting his ability to develop “robust but elegantly structured portfolios,” the 2020 guide recognizes Michael for providing “solid, no-nonsense advice.”

Professional Recognition

  • Recommended in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2014 – 2016, 2019 – 2023
  • Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell
    (AV®, BV® and CV® are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies.)

Professional Leadership

  • State Bar of California, Intellectual Property Section, Chair
  • Peninsula Intellectual Property Law Association, President
  • AIPLA Giles Rich Moot Court Competition, Judge

Community Involvement

  • Surgical Data Science Collective, Secretary

Related Employment

  • Glenn Patent Group, Menlo Park, CA, Patent Attorney, 1992  2013
  • Golden Gate University School of Law, Adjunct Professor, 1995  present
  • National Semiconductor, Senior Intellectual Property Counsel, 1989  1991 
  • Digital Equipment Corp., Corporate Research, Senior Attorney, 1988  1989
  • Intel, European General Counsel, 1987 - 1988; Chief Patent Counsel, 1984  1987

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Bar and Court Admissions

  • Texas
  • California
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
  • U.S. Supreme Court
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Education

  • San Mateo Law School, J.D., 1980
  • The University of Arizona, B.S., 1973