Mike Etienne

Mike Etienne is a patent litigation attorney, who also handles related trademark and trade secret disputes in federal court. Mike’s litigation practice spans several industries and technology areas including LED luminaires, tank alarms and controls, building controls, fire-resistant glass flooring, cursor modification technology, patient records software applications, contact lens products, and others. 

Mike also prepares patents for a variety of local and national clients. To that end, he focuses his prosecution practice on obtaining patents covering medical devices such as stents for glaucoma, agricultural and industrial machinery, and various other electro-mechanical technologies.   

Mike also prepares IP license agreements, performs IP due diligence for M&A and other transactions, and provides patent validity and infringement opinions to clients as well as advice on how to leverage clients’ existing intellectual property portfolios. 

With a bachelor’s degree in biomedical engineering from Purdue University and professional experience as a field engineer with Baker Hughes Oil and Gas, Mike brings a wealth of knowledge to Taft. Prior to joining Taft, he was an attorney at a national business law firm in Indianapolis, where he helped clients in matters involving U.S. patent law, international Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) applications, and foreign patent applications.