Michael K. Dixon

With more than two decades of experience, Michael K. Dixon, a registered patent lawyer with mechanical and electrical experience, represents a range of businesses, including large, middle market, and start-up entities and research institutions, in procuring, defending, and monetizing their intellectual property rights. Mike develops and implements patent strategies for building and managing global patent portfolios, prosecutes patent applications, assesses infringement risk and assesses patent invalidity for clients in a number of technology area listed below. Mike is adept at working with clients seeking to identify and reduce patent infringement risks when bringing new products to the market. Mike conducts IP diligence studies on IP portfolios of acquisition targets in connection with corporate acquisitions.

Mike manages clients’ trademark portfolios via trademark clearance, registration, maintenance, protection, enforcement, licensing and litigation. Mike practices before each of the Patent and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Boards at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, including patent post grant proceedings and trademark oppositions and cancellations. Mike also negotiates and drafts intellectual property agreements, including acquisition and sale agreements, patent and trademark licenses, software license and service agreements, assignments, releases, and concurrent use and service agreements.

Concentrations

IP Experience

•Development and implementation of worldwide patent procurement efforts for global corporations
•Patent and trademark prosecution in the U.S. and foreign countries
•Patent prosecution and appeals
•Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) practice and procedures
•Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) practice and procedures
•International and domestic patent strategies
•Trademark prosecution and appeals
•Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) practice and procedures
•Procure trademark protection abroad through the Madrid Protocol and national applications
•Trademark clearance, procurement, maintenance, enforcement and licensing
•Patent and trademark enforcement in the U.S. and foreign countries
•Counseling U.S. and foreign clients in varied aspects of U.S. and international intellectual property law
•Preparation and negotiation of technology acquisition, development, licensing and transfer agreements
•IP due diligence supporting corporate acquisitions
•Due diligence investigations and intellectual property audits
•Freedom to practice audits and opinions
•Patentability, infringement and invalidity opinions
•Software acquisition and service agreements and licensing matters
•Monetization of intellectual property rights, including patents, trademarks, trade dress, domain names and copyrights

Technical Experience

•Medical devices
•Biomedical and surgical devices
•Surgical systems and controls
•Biofluid medical processing systems
•Virtual machines and networks
•AI and machine learning
•E-commerce and user interfaces
•Wired and wireless systems
•Telephony systems
•Enterprise cyber-security technologies
•Software
•Micro-electromechanical system
•Fuel cells and batteries
•Solar energy system and control systems
•Smart home devices
•Refrigeration and HVAC systems and controls
•Manufacturing processing systems
•Nuclear power generation systems
•Power generation systems
•Gas turbine engines
•Marine systems
•Vessel manufacturing systems
•Water management systems and control systems
•Wastewater systems and control system
•Environmental remediation systems
•Building construction systems
•Heavy equipment
•Automotive systems
•Optics and optical control systems
•Firearms and archery equipment
•Outdoors recreation equipment
•Sporting goods
•Packaging
•Consumer goods
•Consumer appliances
•Food, supplements, and nutrition technology

Recognition & Leadership

Awards & Accolades

•Listed, Boca Raton Observer, “Top Lawyers,” 2025
•Listed,The Best Lawyers in America
•Litigation - Patent, 2023-2026
•Patent Law, 2023-2026
•Trademark, 2026
•Recognized, Palm Beach Illustrated, 'Top Lawyers,' 2023-2025
•Board Certified in Intellectual Property Law, The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education, 2007-Present
•Inventor of U.S. Patent No. 5,704,801 - Issued before Mr. Dixon’s legal career