About
Michael Hawes is a Partner at Baker Botts L.L.P. and chairs the firm's Federal Circuit Appellate Practice Group. He has been principal counsel for over 60 appeals and mandamus proceedings in appellate court, focusing on intellectual property disputes including patent and copyright infringement, trade secret misappropriation, and employment agreement IP provisions.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyAppellate PracticePatent LitigationCopyright LitigationTrade Secret Litigation
Office
Expertise
Intellectual Property LitigationAppellate LitigationPatent LawCopyright LawTrade Secret Law
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School
- B.S., Electrical Engineering, Rice University
Admissions
- State Bar of Texas
- United States Supreme Court
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas