Mick McCarthy has 25 years of experience as a licensed patent practitioner (Reg. 38,794); first as a patent agent (1994) and then as a patent attorney (1999). That experience includes both in-house corporate practice and private practice.
Mick focuses his practice in intellectual property procurement and commercialization, having extensive experience in a wide range of technologies with emphasis in the complex electrical, mechanical, process, and computer arts. In resolving IP disputes, he has established a successful appeal practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board and a successful courtroom litigation practice.
Prior to law school, Mick worked for 12 years as a corporate engineer, primarily in manufacturing and process engineering. That real world engineering background makes him particularly adept at mining IP assets within diverse organization cultures to develop and manage the best possible intellectual property portfolio for his clients.
Mick has served as an adjunct professor at Oklahoma City University School of Law and is a regular speaker on hot legal issues. In addition, he volunteers his time for a variety of organizations, including the Moore-Norman Vo-Tech Business Advisory Center which operates a start-up incubator to promote new businesses and the associated job creations.
Mick has been named a Best Lawyer in America in Copyright, Patent and Trademark Law and in 2020 was named Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year Copyright Law Oklahoma City. Further, he is ranked in Band 2 in Intellectual Property law by Chambers USA.
Education
- Oklahoma City University School of Law (J.D.)
- University of Oklahoma (B.S.M.E.)
Admissions
- Oklahoma
- Registered Patent Attorney licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO)
- 2014-Present Hall Estill
- 2007-2014 McCarthy Law Group
- Fellers, Snider, Blankenship, Bailey & Tippens
- Seagate Technology, LLC - Director of Intellectual Property
- Volunteer, Junior Achievement
- Volunteer, Moore-Norman Vo-Tech Business Advisory Center
- Volunteer, Trinity Legal Clinic
- Defending Against Reckless Patent Enforcement Should Not Be An Ordinary Cost Of Doing Business - Oklahoma Bar Journal, September 14, 2013
Automatic Equipment Manufacturing Co. v. Danko Manufacturing, LLC, 8:19-cv-00162-RFR-MDN (D NE) (representing defendant/patentee in a declaratory judgment action).
National Flooring Equipment, Inc. v. OEM Products, Inc., 5:19-cv-00132-PRW (WD OK) (representing defendant/accused infringer in a patent case).
Leach v. Pharmedoc, Inc., 5:16-cv-01034-SLP (WD OK), rel’d, 2:17-cv-07351-CJC-SK (CD CA), transf’d, 5:17-cv-01230-SLP (WD OK) (representing defendant/accused infringer in a patent case).
Legacy Separators, LLC v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., Petition for Inter Partes Review of U.S. Patent No. 6,761,215, case IPR 2015-01526, Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
Legacy Separators, LLC v. Halliburton Energy Services, Inc., 5:14-cv-00267-HE (WD OK), transf’d, 4:14-cv-02081 (SD TX) (representing plaintiff/patentee in a patent and trade secret case).
Flow Valve, LLC v. Forum Energy Technologies, Inc., 5:13-cv-01261-F) (WD OK) (representing plaintiff/patentee in a patent and trade secret case).
Pollution Control Corp. v. Renegade Oilfield Products, LLC, 5:11-cv-00494-R (expert witness for accused infringer in a patent case).
The Sydco System, Inc. v. Glasgow, 2011 OK 13 (representing accused misappropriator in a trade secret claim).
A to Z Machining Services, LLC v. National Storm Shelter, LLC, 5:10-cv-00422-C (WD OK) (representing defendant/accused infringer in a patent case).
Seagate Technology v. STEC, Inc., 5:08-cv-01950-JW (ND CA) (representing plaintiff/patentee in a patent case).
Siemens v. Seagate Technology, 8:06-cv-00788-JVS-AN (CD CA) (representing defendant/accused infringer in a patent case).
Convolve, Inc. and Massachusetts Institute of Technology v. Compaq Computer Corp. and Seagate Technology LLC, 1:00-cv-05141-GBD-JCF (SD NY).
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MODULAR MAGNETORESISTIVE MEMORY |
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MOVABLE RACEWAY |
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TOASTER GRILL |
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BIMODAL MODULATION |
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WORK PIECE PRESENTMENT |
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DUAL DIFFUSION PATH FILTER WITH DIFFERENTIAL FLOW RESISTANCES |
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SHELTER |
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SECURE ENCLOSURE |
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VORTEX-FLOW VACUUM SUCTION NOZZLE |
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SUBSTRATE HOLDERS FOR UNIFORM REACTIVE SPUTTERING |
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DUAL SPINDLE STORAGE DEVICE |
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HIERARCHICAL DATA COMPRESSION TESTING |
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PREFERRED ZONE SCHEDULING |
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MODULAR MAGNETORESISTIVE MEMORY |
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SENSING A SELECTED AMBIENT ENVIRONMENT |
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CONCEALED SHELTER |
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LA FUENTE PORUS IMPLANT MATRIX |
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STEAM POWERED ENGINE |
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HOLSTERING A GUN |
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POSITIONING SYSTEM |
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LAPPING A WORKPIECE |
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VIRTUAL STORAGE SPACE WITH CYCLICAL WRAPPING GRID FUNCTION |
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ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY OF SCANNING AND IMAGE PROCESSING |
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MAGNETIC MEDIA ON A PLASTIC SUBSTRATE |
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HARD ALLOCATION OF RESOURCES PARTITIONING |
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AXIALLY POSITIONING A ROTATING ARTICLE |
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FLUID BEARING SLIDER WITH SHOCK DAMPING FEATURES |
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MEDIA CADDY HANDLING |
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INTERNAL COVER THERMAL CONDUCTION |
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ATOMIC CACHE TRANSACTIONS IN A DISTRIBUTED STORAGE SYSTEM |
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ADVANCED MATERIAL TRACKING SYSTEM |
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FORMING ORIENTED FILM FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MATERIAL |
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RESILIENT MIRRORING |
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STANDING SEAM STRENGTHENING APPARATUS |
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SEAM STABILIZER FOR STANDING SEAM PANELS |
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CHANGING POWER STATE WITH AN ELASTIC CACHE |
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SHROUDING A DATA STORAGE DISC WITH DISC FACING SURFACES THAT DEFINE PROTUBERANT FEATURES |
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CONDUCTING HEAT AWAY FROM A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY IN AN ENCLOSURE |
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SOLDER BALL PATTERN FORMING |
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HOT SHEET UPGRADE FACILITY |
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MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA WITH ENHANCED WRITABILITY AND THERMAL STABILITY |
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CHARACTERIZING OPTICAL ANTENNA NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCERS |
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METHOD TO SYNTHESIZE ORDERED MAGNETIC ALLOYS AT LOW TEMPERATURE |
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RESILIENT MIRRORING UTILIZING PEER-TO-PEER STORAGE |
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LIVESTOCK GROOMING |
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RAIL SECTION THAT FACILITATES RAIL SECTION ALIGNMENT |
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PREVENTING OIL MIGRATION TO SLIDER FLUID BEARING SURFACE |
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METHOD & APPARATUS FOR FORMATION OF ORIENTED MAGNETIC FILMS FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA |
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POSITION CONTROL WITH COMPENSATION FOR THERMAL CYCLING OF A WORKPIECE SUPPORT |
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BOAT TILLER PRESENTMENT |
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VARIABLE PIXEL DENSITY IMAGING |
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ARBITRATING A BATTERY POWER CALIBRATION IN AN INTELLIGENT STORAGE ELEMENT |
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COLLECTING DEBRIS FROM A TOOL |
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NONCONTACT POSITIONING OF A WORKPIECE |
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SHEET-STACK CUTTING |
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RECOVERY BRA |
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THERMALLY INSULATED SUSPENSION LOAD BEAM |
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SCANNING PROBE MICROSCOPY EMPLOYING CORRELATION PATTERN RECOGNITION |
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WORKPIECE CLEANING |
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BARRIER WITH ORNAMENTAL LIGHTING |
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ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY TRUE SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD |
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POWER MANAGEMENT IN DATA STORAGE DEVICE DETERMINING UTILIZATION OF A CONTROL CIRCUIT BY ITS RATE OF COMMAND PROCESSING |
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- 2017 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year - Patent Law - Oklahoma City