Michael D. Folkerts

Contract Partner
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Professional Experience
Mike Folkerts is a contract partner who practices in patent related matters. He concentrates his practice on patent matters. He has substantial experience in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in technologies such as gas and steam turbine engines, motor winding, laser printers, and material handling conveyors. He also has substantial experience in providing patentability, infringement, clearance and validity analyses and opinions. Mike worked at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 1984-89, handling patent applications relating to packaging machines and handheld cutting tools.

Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Arizona State University, 1980
J.D., George Mason University School of Law, 1989

Bar Admissions
Ohio, 1989
Registered to Practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 1989

Court Admissions
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Professional Associations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
Ohio State Bar Association
Dayton Intellectual Property Law Association