Background
Shea, Michael J. was born on July 4, 1962 in New York, New York, United States.
Shea, Michael J. was born on July 4, 1962 in New York, New York, United States.
Manhattan College (Bachelor of Science, magna cum laude, Physics, 1984). Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Georgetown University Law Center (Juris Doctor, 1990).
Worked at Banner & Witcoff, Limited. (Washington, District of Columbia) specializing in Federal Trial and Appellate Practice in Intellectual Property Law. Patent, Trademark, Copyright, International Trade, Unfair Competition, Trade Secret and Antitrust Causes before Federal and State Courts and Administrative Agencies.
Admitted to the bar, 1991, New York (Not admitted District of Columbia).
Sigma Pi Sigma. Examiner, United States. Patent and Trademark Office, 1986-1987.
Adjunct Professor, Georgetown University Law Center, 1992. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1988).
Giles South. Rich American Inns of Court.
Banner & Witcoff, Limited. was organized in 1995 as a result of the merger of Allegretti & Witcoff, Limited. (founded in 1920) and Banner, Birch, McKie & Becket (founded in 1960). The firm, which has offices in Washington, Chicago and Boston, is dedicated to the practice of intellectual property law.
The firm provides legal representation in obtaining, commercializing and litigating intellectual property rights in the United States and abroad.
The practice includes counseling on the availability, validity and enforcement of intellectual property rights. Patent interference proceedings.
Trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings. Domestic and foreign patent and trademark prosecution.
Custom seizures of infringing products.
And litigating patent, trademark and copyright infringement cases. Firm members have experience in both jury and bench trials in the Federal Courts, in proceedings before the International Trade Commission, and practice in all technologies, including the electrical, mechanical and chemical arts as well as computer hardware and software and biotechnology.
Member: American Bar Association (Member, Patent, Trademark and Copyright Committee, Young Lawyers Division, 1988). Giles South. Rich American Inns of Court.