- Austin Office
- McKool Smith
- 300 W. 6th Street, Suite 1700
- Austin TX 78701
- TEL: 512.692.8708
- FAX: 512.692.8708
- mperez@mckoolsmith.com
Education
- J.D., with Honors, University of Texas School of Law, 1997. Co-Chief Articles Editor, Texas Intellectual Property Law Journal, Order of the Coif.
- B.S., summa cum laude, Chemical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 1993. Tau Beta Pi, Omega Chi Epsilon, Phi Lambda Upsilon.
Court Admissions
- State of Texas
- The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- The U.S. District Courts for the Eastern, Southern, and Western Districts of Texas
- The United States Patent and Trademark Office
Bar Admissions
- American Bar Association
- Travis County Bar Association
Michael S. Perez
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Michael Perez is a Principal in the Austin office of McKool Smith. He is involved in all phases of commercial litigation in complex technical cases with particular emphasis on patent infringement litigation.
Representative Matters
Visto. Visto Corporation v. Good Corporation, Inc. and Visto Corporation v. Research in Motion Limited and Research in Motion Corporation. Mr Perez is currently representing Visto in patent infringement lawsuits covering push email.
Excel. AT&T Corporation v. Excel Communications, Inc. et al. Mr. Perez represented Excel in a patent infringement matter involving telecommunications billing systems.
Nortel. Ciena Corporation v. Nortel Networks Corporation, et al. Mr. Perez represented Nortel in a patent infringement case involving high-density telecommunications technology.
Ericsson. Ericsson Inc., et al. v. Samsung Telecommunications America LLP, et al. Mr. Perez represented Ericsson in several patent infringement lawsuits, including one before the International Trade Commission, involving mobile phone technologies.
National Instruments. National Instruments Corporation v. The MathWorks, Inc. Mr. Perez represented National Instruments in a patent infringement case involving the award-winning LabVIEW® software.
Align Technology. Ormco, Inc. v. Align Technology. Mr. Perez represented Align Technology in a patent infringement case concerning the computer-automated process for designing and manufacturing the Invisalign® orthodontic appliance.
Infineon. Staktek Group, L.P. v. Infineon Technologies, A.G. Mr. Perez represented Infineon in a patent infringement case involving semiconductor memory technology.
Professional Activities
American Intellectual Property Law Association