About the Firm

McGaw Law, P.C. is a law firm focusing exclusively on patent, trademark, copyright and other intellectual property-related matters. Services include securing domestic and international intellectual property rights, business counseling and intellectual property licensing. 

Michael M. McGaw, Esq.

Mr. McGaw is a former patent examiner with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and a 2003 graduate of the University of Colorado Law School. He holds a master of science degree in microbiology from Colorado State University. He is licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and admitted to the bar in both Colorado and Florida.

Before joining the USPTO, Mr. McGaw worked with Coors Brewing Co., where he handled international advertising and trademark issues. Previous experience includes positions at National Jewish Health, one of the nation’s leading respiratory hospitals, and Heska Corp., a supplier of veterinary diagnostic products.

He has counseled clients in a wide variety of intellectual property matters including trademarks and copyrights, and has prosecuted patents in fields including:

·          Microbiology

·          Immunology

·          Virology

·          Cancer biology

·          Molecular biology

·          Pharmaceuticals

·          Organic chemistry

·          Electrochemistry

·          Polymers

·          Nanotechnology

·          Medical devices

·          Mechanical devices

·          Optics

·          Business methods

·          Recreational equipment inventions

In addition to his patent prosecution experience, Mr. McGaw has counseled clients in a wide variety of intellectual property matters including trademarks and copyrights and has assisted individual and corporate clients in securing domestic and international intellectual property rights.

Admissions:

• Admitted to Practice in the State of Colorado (2004)
• Admitted to Practice in the State of Florida (2003)
• Registered to Practice before the United States Patent & Trademark Office (2002)

Recent Utility Patents:

    U.S. Patent No. 7,568,377 - High Frequency Thickness Shear
    Mode Acoustic Wave Sensor for Gas and Organic Vapor
    Detection

    U.S. Patent No. 7,563,473 - Quinoa Protein Concentrate,
    Production and Functionality

    U.S. Patent No. 7,536,334 - Apparatuses and Processes for
    Calculating Options

    U.S. Patent No. 7,521,070 - Agent for Preventing and Curing
    Pathologies States Associated with Endorphin Deficiency in
    Organism

    U.S. Patent No. 7,486,406 - Variable Tomographic Scanning
    with Wavelength Scanning Digital Interface Holography

    U.S. Patent No. 7,456,638 - MEMS Based Conductivity-
    Temperature-Depth Sensor for Harsh Oceanic Environment

    U.S. Patent No. 7,453,572 - Method and Apparatus for
    Continuous Measurement of the Refractive Index of Fluid

    U.S. Patent No. 7,371,738  - Method of Transdermal Drug
     Delivery Using Hyaluronic Acid Nanoparticles

    U.S. Patent No. 7,332,611 - N-Thiolated 2-Oxazolidine   
    Antibiotics

    U.S. Patent No. 7,127,109 - Digital Interference Holographic
    Microscope and Methods

    U.S. Patent No. 7,118,517 - Exercise Ball Mounted for Rotation

    U.S. Patent No. 7,024,060 - Method and Apparatus for
    Continuous Measurement of the Refractive Index of Fluid

Design Patents:

    U.S. Design Patent No. D539,184 - Money Clip

    U.S. Design Patent No. D523,903 - Vending Machine Housing

Selected International Patent Applications:

    WO 2009/055650 A2 - Polyacrylate Nanoparticle Drug Delivery

    WO 2008/109519 A2 - Micro-RNA Profiles Associated with
    Endometrial Cancer Development