Band 5
Provided by Michael J Lyons
Patent litigator Michael Lyons leads the Silicon Valley litigation practice and brings more than 25 years of experience to his intellectual property (IP) rights practice. Michael’s patent, copyright, trade secret, and other technology-focused litigation involves tools that range from video streaming and consumer electronics’ circuit architecture to medical devices.
Michael’s experience includes litigating cases that involve semiconductor processing, software, and optoelectronic transceivers. Suits related to ink jet and laser printers, hard disk drives, hardware for graphics image production, and circuit architecture of chips also have come across his desk.
In addition to litigation, Michael frequently handles adversarial Patent Office proceedings such as inter partes reviews, post-grant reviews, and ex parte reexaminations.
Michael also lectures on IP topics and has served as a guest speaker on IP enforcement at Boalt Hall School of Law.
Georgetown University Law Center, 1992, J.D.
Pennsylvania State University, 1989, B.S.
Provided by Chambers
Michael J. Lyons is frequently called upon by technology companies to represent them in intellectual property litigation, particularly patent infringement matters. He co‑leads the Silicon Valley IP practice at Morgan, Lewis & Bockius.
Provided by Chambers
Michael Lyons is a great litigator and a great personality.
Michael Lyons is a great litigator and a great personality.