Michael Costello-Caulkins
Biography
Overview
Michael is an associate in the Firm's Intellectual Property group. His practice focuses on intellectual property matters with an emphasis on technology and patent litigation. Michael has represented leading technology companies in IP litigation cases concerning various technologies such as wearable devices, web design technology, smart home technology, telecommunications, computer security, and semiconductor chips.
Michael received his law degree from Santa Clara University School of Law, where he served as Senior Production Editor of the Santa Clara High Tech Law Journal. While in law school, he externed for the Honorable Susan Illston of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. Michael earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Michael is admitted to practice law in California. He is also registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Before practicing law, Michael gained experience as a mechanical engineer at an advanced manufacturing company.
Experience
Representative matters*:
ProudLion IP, LLC v. Amazon.com, Inc. (W.D. Tex.): representing Amazon in a patent litigation involving wearable technology.
DiStefano Website Innovations, LLC v. Bytedance Ltd. et al. (E.D. Tex.): representing Bytedance in a multi-patent litigation involving web design patents.
CTD Networks LLC v. Microsoft Corp. (W.D. Tex.): represented Microsoft in a multi-patent litigation involving security monitoring technology.
Certain Smart Ceiling Fans, Components Thereof, and Associated Systems and Software Thereof (ITC); Minka Lighting, LLC v. Wangs Alliance Corp. (C.D. Cal.): represented Minka in multiple forums, including as respondent in an ITC investigation, in the district court, and at the PTAB.
Whaleco Inc. v. Shein Technology LLC (D.D.C.): represented Temu in a DMCA, copyright infringement, trade dress infringement, and trade secret misappropriation case against rival ecommerce giant Shein.
WNAC, LLC v. Verizon Corporate Services Group, Inc. and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (D. Mass.): represented television station license holder in a copyright infringement and breach of contract litigation involving retransmission consent rights.
Webroot, Inc. et al v. Trend Micro, Inc. (W.D. Tex.): represented Trend Micro in a litigation involving 17 computer security patents, including infringement counterclaims filed by Trend Micro.
Trend Micro, Inc. v. Open Text Inc., et al. (E.D. Tex.): represented Trend Micro in an offensive multi-patent litigation involving computer security patents.
Katana Silicon Technologies LLC v. GlobalFoundries, Inc. et al. (W.D. Tex.): represented GlobalFoundries in a multi-patent litigation involving semiconductor fabrication technology. *
Ollnova Technologies Ltd. v. Google LLC (W.D. Tex.): represented Google in a multi-patent litigation involving smart home technology. *
* Matters prior to joining White & Case
