Michael Woodward is a patent attorney specializing in patent preparation and prosecution before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. He has experience in conducting all phases of prosecution for U.S. and foreign patent applications in areas such as AI/ML, electrical hardware and software, 5G/6G telecommunications, financial technologies, cloud computing, memory operations, networking devices, medical devices, and mechanical systems.
Michael has prepared over 500 patent applications for Patent 300® companies and provides strategic oversight and guidance on many additional patent applications. He has contributed to the development and implementation of automation and AI/ML tools used internally at Harrity & Harrity to streamline drafting and prosecution workflows, driving efficiency and consistent, high‑quality results for his clients.
Prior to joining Harrity & Harrity, Michael worked at a boutique intellectual property law firm where his practice focused on patent preparation, prosecution, litigation, and patent portfolio management. While in law school, Michael served as the Executive Managing Editor of the Albany Law Review, President of the Intellectual Property Law Society. He graduated from Albany Law School with a concentration in intellectual property with honors.
MICHAEL WOODWARD
PARTNER
Phone: 571-432-0800
Albany Law School
(J.D., summa cum laude) – 2018
University at Buffalo
(B.S. Mechanical Engineering, cum laude) – 2015
Amending Alice: Eliminating the Undue Burden of “Significantly More”, 2019 Intellectual Property Law Review 179, originally published at 81 Alb. L. Rev. 329 (2018)
New York State Bar Association
New York State Bar Association Intellectual Property Law Section
Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO)
United States Patent and Trademark Office
New York