Michael V. Young

Michael V. Young, Sr. is a highly experienced patent litigator and the managing partner of Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner's Reston office. His practice emphasizes emerging computer and electronic technologies, encompassing areas such as sensor-based technologies, robotics, wireless tracking, supply chain management, telecommunications, Internet of Things (IoT), financial technology (FinTech), and crypto assets. Young possesses deep expertise in software innovations, particularly within the FinTech space, and previously worked in integrated circuit design, developing testing software for various ATM components.

While the tracked case appearances show his involvement on the plaintiff side in Collective Minds Gaming Co. Ltd. v. Ironburg Inventions Ltd. and Google LLC v. Headwater Research LLC, his broader practice includes crafting and executing strategies for both patent owners/plaintiffs and accused infringers/defendants. He has successfully defended clients like FedEx against patent infringement lawsuits related to package tracking sensor technology, leading to the cancellation of patent claims affirmed by the Federal Circuit. Young also represented petitioner SAP in the first-ever Post-Grant Review (PGR) of a Covered Business Method (CBM) patent, resulting in the invalidation of all challenged claims. Notably, he coordinated the Finnegan team that secured a $240 million jury verdict for Promptu against Comcast after favorable outcomes in related PTAB proceedings, subsequently taking over lead trial responsibility.

Young is particularly active in post-grant proceedings, having served as lead or backup counsel in over 70 Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) matters, including Inter Partes Reviews (IPRs), CBMs, and PGRs. He is a recognized authority on the interplay between district court and post-grant review proceedings, a topic on which he frequently writes and speaks. His experience includes successfully challenging iRobot patents for SharkNinja in IPRs concerning robot vacuum cleaner technology, leading to claim cancellations.

He is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Virginia, before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Supreme Court of the United States, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Young earned his Juris Doctor from the University of Mississippi School of Law.