Micah P. Goldsmith, Patent Attorney
micahg@microsoft.com
Areas of Practice
Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution and Counseling
Mr. Goldsmith’s practice focuses on Intellectual Property with an emphasis on complex computer hardware and software related inventions. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and has extensive experience in all phases of patent, trademark, and copyright preparation and prosecution. Mr. Goldsmith also advises clients in matters relating to intellectual property acquisition, divestiture, licensing, and the preparation of intellectual property legal opinions, including patentability, validity, infringement, and freedom to operate.
Background
Mr. Goldsmith was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1996 and his J.D., cum laude, from California Western School of Law in 1999 where he was Notes and Comments Editor of the California Western Law Review and International Law Journal.
While preparing to become a practicing attorney, Mr. Goldsmith performed extensive Pro Bono work at the Legal Aid Society of San Diego County and the San Diego Public Defenders Office. He was awarded the Wiley W. Manuel award for Pro Bono legal services to the poor for his volunteer work.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Goldsmith worked as Senior Patent Counsel for Pioneer Electronics, USA where in addition to handling a variety of intellectual property matters he helped train many of Pioneer’s subsidiaries to better understand IP law and helped establish new IP programs in the various organizations. He also helped numerous Pioneer organizations develop intellectual property strategies, including evaluating the patent landscape with regard to a variety of technologies, performing freedom to operate and freedom to use studies, and helping implement design around in technologies where freedom to operate was limited.
Mr. Goldsmith is admitted to practice law in California and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Areas of Practice
Intellectual Property
Patent Prosecution and Counseling
Mr. Goldsmith’s practice focuses on Intellectual Property with an emphasis on complex computer hardware and software related inventions. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and has extensive experience in all phases of patent, trademark, and copyright preparation and prosecution. Mr. Goldsmith also advises clients in matters relating to intellectual property acquisition, divestiture, licensing, and the preparation of intellectual property legal opinions, including patentability, validity, infringement, and freedom to operate.
Background
Mr. Goldsmith was born in Tel Aviv, Israel. He received his undergraduate degree in Computer Science from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in 1996 and his J.D., cum laude, from California Western School of Law in 1999 where he was Notes and Comments Editor of the California Western Law Review and International Law Journal.
While preparing to become a practicing attorney, Mr. Goldsmith performed extensive Pro Bono work at the Legal Aid Society of San Diego County and the San Diego Public Defenders Office. He was awarded the Wiley W. Manuel award for Pro Bono legal services to the poor for his volunteer work.
Prior to joining Microsoft, Mr. Goldsmith worked as Senior Patent Counsel for Pioneer Electronics, USA where in addition to handling a variety of intellectual property matters he helped train many of Pioneer’s subsidiaries to better understand IP law and helped establish new IP programs in the various organizations. He also helped numerous Pioneer organizations develop intellectual property strategies, including evaluating the patent landscape with regard to a variety of technologies, performing freedom to operate and freedom to use studies, and helping implement design around in technologies where freedom to operate was limited.
Mr. Goldsmith is admitted to practice law in California and is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
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