Michael Shore

Michael W. Shore is a seasoned patent litigator with a practice centered on intellectual property commercialization and enforcement. His intellectual property practice primarily focuses on representing non-profit research institutions, including universities and governmental and private research institutes, aiding them in monetizing their patent portfolios through strategic development, licensing, and litigation. Based on tracked appearances, his practice demonstrates a strong preference for plaintiff-side representation, with all recorded cases being on behalf of patent owners. His firm emphasizes contingency fee cases, accepting approximately 15% of cases investigated, and utilizes a reverse-engineering laboratory for technical analysis.

Mr. Shore currently leads The Shore Firm, which was formally known as Shore Chan LLP and previously Shore Chan DePumpo LLP. Prior to forming his own firms, he headed the Intellectual Property Licensing and Litigation Practice Group as a partner at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, LLP. Notable cases include representing HBCU Messaging US LP in patent infringement litigation against Apple Inc. and Green Dot Corporation concerning mobile messaging technology.

He has secured significant jury verdicts and judgments for clients, including a $32.5 million patent infringement verdict for The Trustees of Purdue University against STMicroelectronics, Inc. for double-implanted silicon carbide MOSFETs in December 2023, and a $42 million patent verdict against Boston Scientific Corporation in February 2023. In November 2021, his team also obtained a $25.9 million jury verdict for client VideoShare, LLC. Mr. Shore is noted to be undefeated in jury trials over his 35-year career, having recovered over $2 billion for his clients. He also has experience with PTAB proceedings, having been involved in "Apple Inc. v. HBCU Messaging US LP" (IPR2025-01493) and previously petitioning for a writ of certiorari following a Federal Circuit affirmance of a PTAB decision in a case involving his own patent application.

Mr. Shore earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, from Southern Methodist University, Dedman School of Law in 1990, where he was a member of the Order of the Coif. He is admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and various federal district and state courts in Texas and Arkansas.