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Michael A. Glenn

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Michael A. Glenn

Michael is a nationally recognized patent prosecutor who handles a wide range of IP matters.

Michael Glenn is an intellectual property (IP) lawyer with a focus on patent prosecution. He represents clients in all aspects of IP law and at all phases of patent prosecution, including IP audits and strategy, opinions of counsel, pre-litigation patent defense and assertion, appeals, reissues, reexaminations, and designs. Michael's technology experience spans telecommunications, information technology, fintech, AI, blockchain, medical devices, and mechanical inventions.

Michael is ranked in the IAM Patent 1000 and has a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent peer rating.

Michael co-hosts the Perpetual Motion podcast with fellow Perkins Coie lawyer, Colin Fowler. Perpetual Motion is an interview program focused on creativity, problem-solving, and innovation. The hosts talk with successful inventors about their inventive pride and joy, their process, and their views on creativity. Perpetual Motion is available for listening at all your preferred podcast purveyors.

Education & Credentials

Education

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

Bar and Court Admissions

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

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

Professional Recognition

  • Recommended in Intellectual Asset Management Patent 1000, 2014-2016, 2019-2024

  • 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.)

Impact

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
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