Michael Joffre, Ph.D., is a director in Sterne Kessler's Trial & Appellate Practice Group. Mike is co-chair of the firm's appellate practice and focuses his practice on intellectual property disputes before trial and appellate courts. He has briefed and argued matters in jurisdictions throughout the country, including Texas, California, Wisconsin, Delaware, the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC), the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and the Federal Circuit. He has also represented clients before the U.S. Supreme Court at both the certiorari and merits stages.
Mike is a skilled litigator, adept at handling cases involving a variety of technologies and products, including microprocessors, telecommunications networks, mechanical devices, consumer products, and computer software. He also draws on his strong scientific background to counsel generic pharmaceutical companies on matters related to Abbreviated New Drug Applications (ANDAs). A registered lobbyist, Mike counsels companies seeking legislative reform of the patent laws.
Prior to entering law school, Mike worked as a research scientist in cosmology at the University of Chicago and Fermilab. Following law school, he served as a law clerk for Judge William C. Bryson, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, 2004-2005. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago, and a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Education/Alumni:
J.D., Harvard Law School, magna cum laude
Ph.D., University of Chicago
B.S., Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Last updated November 2021
