Michael
M.
Carlson
Mr. Carlson is experienced in many areas of commercial litigation, with particular expertise in intellectual property litigation. He has federal and state trial experience in both civil and criminal matters, has argued cases before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and several districts of the California Court of Appeal, and has been involved in appeals before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and the California Supreme Court.
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Education
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Southern Methodist University, B.A., Economics, Political Science, graduated with highest honors, 1975
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University of California, Berkeley School of Law, J.D., Order of the Coif, 1979
Court Admissions
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All state and federal courts in California
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Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
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Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
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United States Supreme Court
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U.S. Court of Claims
Professional Affiliations
- Bar of California, Intellectual Property Section, member
- San Francisco County Bar Association, member
- San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association, board member
Other Distinctions
- Rated AV® Preeminent™ by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Named a “Northern California Super Lawyer” by the publishers of Law & Politics for intellectual property litigation, 2004-2010
- Recognized as one of "Silicon Valley's Top Attorneys" by San Jose Magazine, 2005 and 2006
- Associate Editor, California Law Review, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley
- Served as an instructor of legal research and writing, Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California at Berkeley
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