Michael Turton concentrates his practice in intellectual property law, with a primary focus on patent litigation, intellectual property strategy and licensing, and patent portfolio management and prosecution. Fields of technology in which he has experience include computer hardware and software, computer security, telecommunications, computer networking, film and digital projection technologies, financial services item processing, fiber optic networks, Internet search and services, electronic commerce, semiconductor and integrated circuit technology, and electro-mechanical devices.

Mr. Turton regularly assists companies with a variety of intellectual property matters, including establishing patent programs and committees, analyzing patents held by competitors, conducting freedom to practice analysis, providing written opinions, drafting patent applications and prosecution, and patent portfolio management. He has also advised on numerous merger and acquisition transactions involving intellectual property issues.

Before joining the firm, Mr. Turton practiced with a Houston, Texas, intellectual property firm. Mr. Turton has been recognized as a 2009 Georgia "Rising Star" and a 2012 "Super Lawyer" in the area of Intellectual Property by SuperLawyers magazine. He is AV® rated by Martindale-Hubbell.*

*CV, BV, and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedure's standards and policies.

Professional & Community Activities

Intellectual Property Owners Association, Licensing Committee Member

American Intellectual Property Association, Member

Wake Forest Law Review, Notes & Comments Editor (1994-1995)

Education

  • Wake Forest University School of Law, J.D. (1995)
  • North Carolina State University, B.S., Electrical Engineering (1992)

Bar Admissions

  • Georgia (1999)
  • Texas (1995)

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2010)
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2001)
  • U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia (1999)
  • U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (1996)
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas (1996)

Who We Are

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Michael J. Turton

Experience Highlights

Patent litigation for one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies
The firm served as lead counsel on behalf of one of the world's leading entertainment technology companies in a patent litigation case involving the more
Patent prosecution and counseling services to Adobe Systems Incorporated
Provides patent procurement and counseling services to Adobe Systems Incorporated, one of the largest and most diversified software companies in the more
Patent litigation for major North American bank
Represented a major North American bank in a suit alleging infringement of two patents relating to methods for authenticating information and parties more
Autoscribe Corp. and Pollin Patent Licensing LLC v. Wells Fargo Bank N.A. and Wells Fargo Financial Inc.
Defending Wells Fargo Bank against Autoscribe, a financial services and payment processor company, in a patent infringement suit in the Southern more