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Michael Strapp is a partner in Goodwin Procter’s IP Litigation Group, where he focuses on patent and trade secret litigation. He has been recognized as a New England “Super Lawyer” by Boston magazine for his work representing clients in all aspects of intellectual property matters, including patent enforcement, licensing and litigation.  In addition to patent and trade secret litigation, Mr. Strapp handles complex business litigation, including unfair competition, trademark infringement, false advertising and contract claims. He has also provided pro bono services to KIND (Kids in Need of Defense) and the Political Asylum/Immigration Representation Project.

Mr. Strapp has substantial trial and appellate experience, representing companies in the software, computer security, telecommunication, semiconductor manufacturing, and medical device industries.  He has served as lead counsel, including first-chair trial counsel, and he has argued before the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. His representative experience includes:

Patent Infringement

  • Lead counsel and trial counsel for ePlus, a provider of enterprise supply management solutions. Mr. Strapp obtained a verdict of patent infringement for ePlus. After trial, the district court entered a permanent injunction and denied the infringer's request to stay the injunction.  The district court found the infringer in contempt of the injunction, awarded ePlus more than $18 million, and imposed a daily fine of more than $60,000 for every day that the infringer remains in contempt. Mr. Strapp was quoted in an article in The American Lawyer concerning the ePlus victory titled, “Goodwin Procter Scores for ePlus in Contempt Ruling.” 
  • Trial counsel for Veracode, a cloud-based application security software company. Mr. Strapp obtained a jury verdict of willful infringement for Veracode. The jury also awarded Veracode damages nearly equal to all of the defendant’s infringing revenue. 
  • Lead counsel for Secure EDI, an information technology company that offers solutions to enhance healthcare efficiency. Secure EDI and several other companies were accused of infringing patents relating to the creation of health insurance claims. Alone among the defendants, the plaintiff agreed to dismiss claims against Secure EDI with prejudice and with no money changing hands.
  • Lead counsel for Grandstream Networks, a manufacturer of innovative IP voice/video telephony and video surveillance solutions. Mr. Strapp has represented Grandstream Networks in patent infringement lawsuits and achieved critical pre-trial victories for the company, leading to favorable settlements.
  • Lead counsel for Veramark Technologies, a provider of telecom expense management solutions and managed mobility services. Mr. Strapp assisted Veramark in achieving a favorable settlement in a patent litigation.

Trade Secret

  • Counsel for Applied Materials, a provider of manufacturing solutions for the semiconductor industry. Mr. Strapp represented Applied in a trade secret misappropriation case against a company founded overseas by several former Applied employees. Applied defeated motions to dismiss based on lack of jurisdiction, and then overcame export control issues to obtain key evidence. The case settled on the eve of trial with the defendant agreeing to transfer ownership of several patents to Applied and to make a substantial payment to Applied.

Appellate

  • Appellate counsel for NMT Medical, a maker of heart devices. Mr. Strapp secured reversal of a summary judgment infringement decision in NMT Medical v. Cardia (Fed. Cir. 2007).
  • Appellate counsel for Lucent Technologies, a telecommunications equipment company. Mr. Strapp obtained confirmation of an arbitration award against a patent licensee who had failed to pay royalties in Lucent Technologies v. Tatung (2nd Cir. 2004).

Mr. Strapp has been recognized as a New England Super Lawyer by Boston magazine. Mr. Strapp was previously honored as a "Rising Star" by the same publication.

Before joining Goodwin Procter, Mr. Strapp was an associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP in New York.

Mr. Strapp is a member of the American, Massachusetts and Boston Bar Associations and a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Mr. Strapp frequently writes and speaks on intellectual property topics across the country and around the world. He has been quoted in such media outlets as The American Lawyer and Corporate Counsel. His recent publications include:

  • NPE Litigation: A Tactical Guide for Practitioners,” (October 2014)
  • “Combating Trade Secret Theft Abroad Through Legal Action at Home,” Executive Counsel (April 2012)
  • “Preparing for Changes Under New America Invents Act,” Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (November 2011)
  • “Options for Intellectual Property Litigation Against Foreign Entities,” BNA International World Intellectual Property Report (August 2010)

Mr. Strapp’s recent speaking engagements include:

  • “Injunctive Relief in a Post-eBay World,” 3rd Annual NJIPLA Electronics, Telecom and Software Patent Practice Update (November 12, 2013)
  • “Patentable Subject Matter:  Has the Supreme Clarified a Murky Area or is More Guidance Necessary?,”  Keynote Speaker at Patentable Subject Matter Symposium hosted by the Israel Bar Association (November 5, 2013)
  • “NPE Litigation and Patent Reform:  Responding to Critical Changes in the Patent Landscape,”  General Counsel Roundtable (May 9, 2013)