Michael P. McKinnon

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Note on sourcing: My web searches did not surface a Locke Lord attorney bio, a court docket, or press coverage tying a "Michael P. McKinnon" to this case, and multiple attorneys in the profession share the surname. The summary below rests primarily on the authoritative case list, with clear flags where the record is thin.

Specialty / focus areas. The tracked record contains a single patent matter — Sampo IP, LLC v. Aetna Inc., in which Aetna is the defendant. On that limited basis, his patent work appears to sit on the defense side of infringement suits, since the accused party here (Aetna) is an operating health-insurance company. The subject matter of the asserted patents could not be verified from searchable sources; the "IP" naming convention and LLC structure of the plaintiff suggest a patent-assertion entity, but I could not confirm that characterization or the underlying technology area (e.g., software/healthcare-IT versus networking). Any broader technology focus is not established by the available sources.

Side preference. Of one tracked appearance, that appearance is on the defendant side (0 plaintiff, 1 defendant). This is too small a sample to establish a genuine practice pattern; it should be read as "defense-side in this matter," not as a demonstrated specialization in defending operating companies.

Firm context. The case lists Locke Lord as counsel. I found no verifiable information on prior firms, in-house roles, or a current employer besides Locke Lord.

Notable cases / outcomes. The one tracked matter, Sampo IP, LLC v. Aetna Inc., is the only case I can attribute to this attorney. I could not verify a docket number, outcome, verdict, settlement, or any Federal Circuit appeal through searchable sources, so no results should be assumed.

PTAB / IPR experience. No IPR, PGR, or other PTAB appearances attributable to this attorney were confirmed by my searches; the record shows none.

Bar / education. Not reliably sourced. Bar admissions, law school, and any technical degree could not be verified and are therefore omitted rather than inferred.

If you need a fuller profile, the next best steps would be pulling the Sampo IP v. Aetna docket directly (to confirm McKinnon's role and the asserted patents) and checking Locke Lord's site and state bar directories for a matching bio.