Michelle E. Armond

Michelle E. Armond is an intellectual property trial and appellate attorney and a founding partner of the boutique firm Armond Wilson LLP. Her practice covers a broad range of technologies, including electronics, software, medical devices, and consumer goods, enabled by her undergraduate degree in electrical engineering from Caltech. Armond litigates in federal courts, before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), and in appeals to the Federal Circuit. She represents a mix of clients, including Fortune 500 companies, universities, and individual innovators.

Based on the provided case list, Armond has recently focused on defense-side work, where she is listed as lead counsel for defendant Cortex MCP Inc. in litigation and a related PTAB proceeding brought by Visa Inc. This aligns with her broader practice, which involves both enforcing patent rights and defending clients against infringement claims. Her firm is known for its significant experience in post-grant proceedings, having handled over 50 IPRs at the PTAB. In the Visa v. Cortex matter, Armond represented Cortex as the patent owner in multiple IPRs filed by Visa challenging patents related to mobile-wallet and tokenization technology.

Armond co-founded Armond Wilson LLP in 2019. Prior to establishing her own firm, she was a partner and practice group leader at Knobbe Martens and began her career at Irell & Manella. She is frequently recognized as a leading practitioner in patent law and has testified before the U.S. Senate on patent reform issues.

She holds a J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law and a B.S. with honors from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). After law school, she clerked for Judge Richard Linn at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She is a registered patent attorney with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.