About Michael
Michael Cirino brings a technical mindset to intellectual property law. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2005 and later obtained his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2013. At law school he studied intellectual property, patents and regulatory practice, pairing engineering training with legal education.
His move into patent law followed naturally from that background. He is a registered patent practitioner at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He is admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and Georgia and maintains ties to the intellectual property community in the Southeast through active membership in the Georgia Intellectual Property Alliance, where he is listed as a founding member.
Cirino has worked on matters that sit at the intersection of engineering and law. His mechanical engineering training helps him draft patent applications and evaluate invention disclosures. He prepares patent specifications, prosecutes patent applications before the USPTO and provides opinions on patentability and freedom-to-operate. He also supports clients seeking to build coherent patent portfolios, translating technical concepts into claims that can withstand examination.
Clients include individual inventors and small to mid-sized companies. He advises on patent strategy for product development cycles and assists in responding to office actions. He also coordinates with outside counsel when matters touch on litigation or licensing. His practice is practical and technical; he focuses on solving problems that arise during prosecution and on helping clients make informed decisions about intellectual property investments.
Cirino maintains professional ties in both Pennsylvania and Georgia and remains engaged in local IP networks. He participates in alliance activities that convene practitioners, in-house counsel and inventors. That involvement keeps him attuned to regional trends in patent practice and to questions that matter to companies working in mechanical and electro-mechanical fields.
He practices through Cirino Patent Law, where he handles patent drafting, prosecution and counseling for mechanical and related technologies. He currently focuses his practice on patent procurement and counseling for mechanical and electro-mechanical inventions.
