Michael Tobin
Biography
Michael (“Mike”) Tobin is a counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Dallas office of Haynes Boone. Mike assists clients in building patent portfolios through preparation and prosecution of high quality patent applications.
He focuses on protecting innovations in the chemical arts and related fields. His experience covers wide-ranging technologies such as inorganic and organic chemistry, medical devices, automotive and consumer electronics, and semiconductors. Some of his inorganic patent work includes ceramics, catalysts, batteries, glass, alloys, metal organic frameworks, and coordination chemistry, and his organic patent work includes polymers, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, rubbers, inks, adhesives, and cosmetics. Mike’s practice also includes inter partes reviews before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, design patent applications, and general IP counseling including clearance and freedom-to-operate evaluations and opinions.
Michael (“Mike”) Tobin is a counsel in the Intellectual Property Practice Group in the Dallas office of Haynes Boone. Mike assists clients in building patent portfolios through preparation and prosecution of high quality patent applications.
He focuses on protecting innovations in the chemical arts and related fields. His experience covers wide-ranging technologies such as inorganic and organic chemistry, medical devices, automotive and consumer electronics, and semiconductors. Some of his inorganic patent work includes ceramics, catalysts, batteries, glass, alloys, metal organic frameworks, and coordination chemistry, and his organic patent work includes polymers, pharmaceuticals, oil and gas, rubbers, inks, adhesives, and cosmetics. Mike’s practice also includes inter partes reviews before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board, design patent applications, and general IP counseling including clearance and freedom-to-operate evaluations and opinions.
- Included in the "Ones to Watch" category of The Best Lawyers in America, Woodward/White, Inc., Intellectual Property Law, 2021-2025; Patent Law, 2024-2025
- “The Essential Case Law Guide to PTAB Trials,” co-author, American Bar Association Section on Intellectual Property Law, 2018.
- “Invalidating Patent Claims Under Reasonable Certainty Standard,” co-author, Intellectual Property & Technology Law Journal, Volume 28 (12), 9-14, 2016.
- “Supreme Court to Review Barriers for Willful Infringement,” co-author, Financier Worldwide, January 2016.
Education
J.D., George Mason University School of Law, 2014
B.A., Chemistry and Mathematics, University of Virginia, 2011
Admissions
District of Columbia
Texas
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Virginia
