Michael G. Gabriel is a founding member of Gabriel & Pelaez, PLLC. Michael is a seasoned intellectual property practitioner with a broad range of IP experience. Having worked his entire career in highly regarded and internationally known intellectual property boutique law firms, Michael has counseled clients in all aspects of intellectual property, including transactional, litigation and prosecution practices. Michael was selected in 2013, 2014, and 2015 as a Superlawyers’ “New York Metro Rising Star” and then also named to the New York Super Lawyers list in Intellectual Property in 2016, 2017, and 2018.Michael has been a member of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association and has sat on its Patent Litigation committee. Michael has extensive litigation experience in intellectual property matters including the trial of patent and trademark infringement cases in the federal courts throughout the country. He has successfully resolved patent disputes prior to trial as well as litigated patent trials, Markman hearings, summary judgment proceedings, ITC investigations, and appeals before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in matters involving the technological fields of telecommunications and telecommunications equipment, computer graphics and video displays, digital encryption, digital image processing, internet and ecommerce, banking operations, digital rights management, firewall security, automotive equipment, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. Michael is a registered patent attorney licensed to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office to prosecute patent applications and represent parties in Inter Parties Review proceedings. In addition, Michael has extensively prosecuted patents in the electro-mechanical, software, internet, consumer products, aerospace and medical devices technologies. Michael also has negotiated intellectual property licenses, as well as counseled clients in other intellectual property related areas.

Senior intellectual property attorney with broad IP experience

Senior intellectual property associate with experience litigating and prosecuting patents, negotiating licenses, and counseling clients in all aspects of intellectual property

Patent litigation associate with experience litigating cases in federal court and before the ITC

Intellectual property associate with broad IP experience including litigating patent and trademark infringement cases, as well as patent prosecution and trademark counselingRepresentative Cases:• TQP Development, LLC v. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. (E.D. Tex 2012) • Vegtrug USA, LLC v. Woodcountry.com et. al. (S.D.N.Y 2012) • KGM Industries Co., Inc. v. Yigal Cohen Harel, et. al. (C.D. Ca 2012) • Soverain Software LLC v. J.C. Penney Corporation, Inc., et. al. (E.D. Tex 2009) • Parallel Networks v. Abercrombie & Fitch, et al. (E.D. Tex. 2011)• Digital Reg of Texas, LLC v. LFP Internet Group, LLC, et al (E.D. Tex 2007) • Procter & Gamble Co. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. 566 F.3d 989 (D. Del. 2008) • In re Katz Interactive Call Processing MDL Patent Litigation (C.D. Ca., 2008) • In Re Equipment for Telecommunications or Data Communications Networks, Including Routers, Switches, and Hubs, and Components Thereof (ITC 2007) • Telcordia Technologies, Inc. v. Alcatel S.A. and Alcatel USA, Inc. (D. Del. 2007) • Cannondale Bicycle Corporation, et al v. Dirk D. Martin, et al (N.D. Ill.. 2005) • In re Gabapentin Litigation MDL Patent Litigation (D.N.J.2005)• AVG v. Electronic Arts. et al (E.D. Tex. 2005) • Source Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Ballers USA, Inc. et al (S.D.N.Y 2004)• Knorr-Bremse Systeme Fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GMBH., v. Dana Corporation and Haldex Brake Products Corporation, and Haldex Brake Products AB (Fed Cir 2004) • Jack Schwartz Shoes, Inc. v. Skechers USA, Inc., (S.D.N.Y. 2002)