Atty. Mike R. Turner
For the past two decades, Mike has been assisting clients develop and defend their patent portfolios. A former Army officer and Ford Motor Company design engineer, clients appreciate Mike’s organized approach to problems and his ability to communicate with inventors across a wide swath of technologies.
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Mike R. Turner is a ip attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP. Admitted to practice in Illinois, Illinois State Bar Association and Tennessee, Tennessee Bar Association. Educated at University of Illinois College of Law (J.D., 2008) and University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (M.B.A., 2000). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Patent Law (2026). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- For the past two decades, Mike has been assisting clients develop and defend their patent portfolios
- A former Army officer and Ford Motor Company design engineer, clients appreciate Mike’s organized approach to problems and his ability to communicate with inventors across a wide swath of technologies
- Mike is a full spectrum patent attorney and is himself a patentee
- On the prosecution side, Mike has procured patents in nearly every art group other than bio/pharma and has an almost perfect record on appeal
- He has drafted and given countless opinions on issues such as invalidity, patentability, and infringement, and often supports M&A work relating to IP evaluations
- On the litigation front, Mike is a member of the local federal trial bar and has led patent cases on the side of both patentees and accused in courts throughout the country and the ITC
- Mike has deposed inventors, CEOs, other patent attorneys, and countless experts and taken their testimony at trial
- He has also successfully maintained and overturned verdicts before the Federal Circuit
- Mike strives to focus on victory as the client defines it, often arriving at creative business solutions to complex situations
- At the firm, Mike is the Chair of the firm’s Pro Bono Committee
- Dedicated to giving back, he sits on a number of charitable boards and founded and operates the Mowen Scholars program, which raises money to help send kids to college on behalf of a fallen classmate
- Mike also practices education law pro bono for parents of special needs children, helping them obtain access to a meaningful education under the federal Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act
- Related to his pro bono work, Mike is the author of Raising Special Children: A Guide to the Road Less Travelled, available through Amazon.com and Kindle
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IP attorneys protect inventions, brands, and creative work through patent prosecution, trademark registration, copyright, and trade-secret enforcement.
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Why local counsel matters in Illinois
Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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