Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein, LLP - Intellectual Property Law
Michael J. Kasdan
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Michael J. Kasdan concentrates his practice on the areas of intellectual property litigation and patent law. He has a strong background in electrical engineering and had a prior career as a technology consultant. His law practice focuses on a broad range of technologies ranging from consumer electronics to computer architecture to semiconductor chips to wireless devices.
After graduating magna cum laude from NYU School of Law, Mr. Kasdan worked as law clerk to the Honorable Judge Roderick R. McKelvie in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Prior to joining Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP in the Fall of 2004, he was an associate in the intellectual property department of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Mr. Kasdan attended the University of Pennsylvania where he received a degree in electrical engineering with a minor in mathematics. He attended New York University School of Law where he was the Notes Editor for the NYU Law Review.
He is admitted to practice in all New York State courts, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
After graduating magna cum laude from NYU School of Law, Mr. Kasdan worked as law clerk to the Honorable Judge Roderick R. McKelvie in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware. Prior to joining Amster Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP in the Fall of 2004, he was an associate in the intellectual property department of Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
Mr. Kasdan attended the University of Pennsylvania where he received a degree in electrical engineering with a minor in mathematics. He attended New York University School of Law where he was the Notes Editor for the NYU Law Review.
He is admitted to practice in all New York State courts, U.S. District Court for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Published Works
- Will The High Court Clarify The Exhaustion Doctrine?
- IP Law360, January 16, 2008 - Reviving The Exhaustion Doctrine
- IP Law360, January 10, 2008 - Quanta Computer v. LG Electronics:
Will The Supreme Court Revive The Exhaustion Doctrine?
- Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein, LLP, January, 2008 - Infringement Assertions In The New World Order
- IP Law360, October 17, 2007, Guest Column - "In re Seagate Technology: Willfulness and Waiver, a Summary and a Proposal," Patently-O Patent L.J. 1, May 14, 2007
- "Reining In U.S. Patent Law For Software," Portfolio Media, May 7, 2007
- "KSR v. Teleflex, Redefining The Obvious," Portfolio Media, May 3, 2007
- "How Courts Should Do Their Business Regarding Business Methods," NY State Bar Association Journal: "Bright Ideas," Vol. 9, No. 3, 2000
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit, 2005
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 2003
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 2003
- New York, 2002
Education
- New York University School of Law, New York, New York J.D., magna cum laude, Order of The Coif, Fish & Neave Fellow, Law Review Alumni Association Award; NYU Law Review Notes Ed., Editor, 2000-2001, Staff Editor, 1999-2000
- University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1996 B.S., Electrical Engineering, magna cum laude, Dean's List (1994-1995), Tau Beta Pi, Engineering Honor Society
Professional Associations & Memberships
- New York State Bar Association, IP Section
- Member, American Bar Association
Professional Experience
- Lawyers For The Arts, 2003-2004 (Pro Bono)
- Kirkland & Ellis LLP, Associate, 2002-2004
- Hon. Roderick R. McKelvie (D. Del.), Law Clerk, 2001-2002