Michael O Warnecke

Practice Areas

Patent Litigation

Trade Secrets

Intellectual Property Law

Trademark, Copyright, Internet & Advertising

Semiconductor

Biotechnology & Pharmaceutical

Retail & Consumer Products

Life Sciences & Healthcare

Career

Michael Warnecke is of counsel in the firm's Patent Litigation practice. He has been a partner from 2007 to 2016 and has served as firmwide co-chair of the Patent Litigation practice from 2009 to 2015. He has been first chair on numerous patent litigation cases in which he represented companies such as Caterpillar Inc., Brunswick Corporation, MetLife and Mitsubishi Corporation. In one of the most significant cases of his career, Michael obtained successful damages and injunctive relief for Rockwell International on a major trade secret matter. The case was later affirmed on appeal where it garnered substantial national media attention for its innovative use of computer graphics to present evidence.