Christian C. Michel specializes in litigation and the preparation and prosecution of patents, specifically in the electrical and mechanical arts. He has written and prosecuted hundreds of patent applications in a range of technologies including 3G and 4G cellular telecommunications; networking, ground fault and arc fault circuit interrupters; satellite communications; consumer electronics software and business methods; ink-jet and laser printing; biomedical devices; and election systems. His clients include many of the world’s leading telecommunications and electronics companies.

Mr. Michel has extensive knowledge and experience in counseling clients and providing opinions ranging from patent novelty to complex infringement and validity opinions. He is adept at getting to know his client’s business as well as their competitors’, devising IP strategies, and performing product clearance and even product redesigns when necessary.