Michael D. Rader

Michael D. Rader is a patent litigation attorney whose practice is primarily based at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks, P.C. While the provided data lists his middle initial as "D," detailed professional profiles consistently refer to a Michael N. Rader at Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks who aligns with the described practice areas and experience. He has been with Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks since 1997 and is a shareholder, co-chairing the firm's New York office and formerly co-chairing its Litigation Practice.

Mr. Rader's practice focuses on intellectual property litigation, including patent infringement, trade secret, and IP-related contract disputes, representing clients as lead counsel in district courts, before the International Trade Commission (ITC), and the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). His technical focus is broad, encompassing industries such as sporting goods, medical devices, coffee brewing equipment, digital camera technology, pharmaceuticals, software, electronics, and academic research. His experience includes defending operating companies, as demonstrated by his representation of Mojang AB in Uniloc Luxembourg S.A. v. Mojang AB, and securing favorable outcomes for clients against patent assertions.

He has a strong record of trial victories and notable outcomes, including winning Massachusetts' largest patent infringement jury verdict in 2007 for medical device manufacturer Diomed, Inc., and contributing to a $17 million patent infringement settlement for Keurig Inc. in 2008. Mr. Rader also secured a favorable ruling, including summary judgment of no infringement and a settlement with plaintiff payment, for The Jackson Laboratory in patent litigation concerning transgenic mice. His experience extends to the ITC, where he was involved in Sony's first successful use of the 100-day program to invalidate a patent, and he also obtained the first grant of attorneys' fees for RPX at the PTAB. Inter partes reviews (IPRs) constitute an important part of his practice, and he is recognized as a leading IPR practitioner.

Mr. Rader earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from Brown University and his Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts, before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, and in various federal district courts and circuit courts of appeals, including the Federal Circuit.