Michael Heim is a nationally prominent trial lawyer who focuses on IP litigation and antitrust intellectual property lawsuits for clients who work in a variety of industries. He is managing director and founding partner of Heim Payne & Chorush, which handles high-stakes matters for some of the largest energy and technology firms in the world as well as individuals and smaller companies going up against industry behemoths.
Mr Heim represents plaintiffs and defendants throughout the United States in patent litigation in a wide range of technologies from microprocessors, computer architecture, memory control systems, cellular telephone systems, and data transmission systems to online gaming systems, database caching software, logging-while-drilling systems, and a host of other technologies. He has led litigation teams from complaint to judgment in federal district courts in the Eastern District of Texas and across the country, winning favourable verdicts and settlements for his clients.
Mr Heim has expertise in evaluating patent portfolios and developing strategies to enforce and license those portfolios. With formidable legal instincts and technical acumen, he understands and communicates highly complex technical and legal issues to both judges and jurors, enabling him to help protect countless innovative ideas on behalf of his clients. Mr Heim has also successfully litigated class action antitrust lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies that abuse patent laws to maintain a competitive advantage.
Mr Heim earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Missouri with numerous academic honours. He received his JD from the George Washington University Law School, also with honours. While in law school, he served for three years as a patent examiner at the US Patent and Trademark Office, with his primary work focusing on electrical communications and computer software and hardware. His numerous professional accolades include recognition by Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, IAM Patent 1000, IAM Strategy 300, IAM 300 Global Leaders and Texas Super Lawyers, as well as being named an IP trailblazer by The National Law Journal.
Year Joined Firm:
2006
Education/Alumni:
The George Washington University Law School, J.D.
University of Missouri, B.S.E.E.
Network Memberships:
American Intellectual Property Law Association
American Bar Association Intellectual Property Section
State Bar of Texas Intellectual Property Law Association
Houston Intellectual Property Law Association
