Michael Bonella Email & Phone Number

Greater Philadelphia Area

1800 Jfk Boulevard, Suite 1700, Philadelphia, Pa 19103

Responsible for litigating complex cases, including complex patent infringement matters, as well as developing strategic patent portfolios for clients that accomplish their business objectives. Developed efficient strategies for defending clients against non-practicing entity suits, successful in having multiple suits dismissed with clients paying no settlement fee. Managed global patent portfolios including wireless communication systems.Strategic advice of patents to industry standards.Led and conducted inter-partes review proceedings.

Radnor, Pa.

* First-chair litigator, managing litigation teams and setting strategic direction for litigations. Appellate arguments at the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. * Argued and won for Biosig at the appellate level in Biosig v. Nautilus. Proposed the indefiniteness standard adopted by the Supreme Court in Biosig v. Nautilus. Worked with amicus curiae to develop the strategy for having the Supreme Court adopt the new indefiniteness standard.* Litigation experience with wireless communications, consumer products, and electrical navigation systems.* Electrical standards litigation experience involving damages issues, standards agreements, and essentiality.* Negotiated patent licenses and settlement agreements.* Managed the intellectual property department including their workload and professional development within and outside of the firm.

Philadelphia, Pa

* Managed litigations, wrote briefs, oral arguments, managed pretrial, trial, conducted mock trials, managed and conducted all facets of fact and expert discovery.* Second-chaired case to $45 Million settlement for client.* Authored and supervised freedom-to-operate opinions.* Conducted due diligence on IP transactions including corporate acquisitions.* Substantial worldwide global patent prosecution experience with consumer products, medical devices, computer systems, and electrical hardware.* Electrical standards litigation experience including litigating damages issues and analyzing standards for essentiality.

Charleston, South Carolina Area

* Nuclear Engineer on the USS Benjamin Franklin (SSBN 640) and USS Providence (SSN 719).* Supervised operation and maintenance of mechanical, nuclear, and electrical systems on USS Benjamin Franklin and USS Providence.* Awarded two Naval Achievement Medals and Letter of Commendation.* Completed five strategic deterrent patrols (e.g., about 80 days each underwater).

Doctor Of Law (J.D.), Law

Graduated Magna Cum Laude.

Master Of Laws (Llm), Trial Advocacy

Bachelor'S Of Science In Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Graduated cum laude. Phi Kapp Phi member. Pi Tau Sigma member. Dean's Award for Academic Excellence