Michael Messinger

Mike is a partner in the Vorys Washington, D.C. office and member of the intellectual property group.  He began his career serving for six years as a patent examiner in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) handling an active optoelectronic devices and systems docket.  Now, Mike brings unique patent solutions from defensive and offensive perspectives.  He helps clients harvest innovation, protect products and services, and monetize or defend patent portfolios.

Throughout his career, Mike has helped companies of all sizes, universities and individuals create IP strategies for protection and to enhance their freedom-to-operate in computer, electronics and sustainable technologies. He routinely works with company officers and engineers to identify patentable inventions and build strategic patent portfolios. Mike also has significant experience as lead counsel in complex inter partes review proceedings, reissue and ex parte patent reexamination before the USPTO.

Mike has deep experience prosecuting U.S. and international patent applications.  This includes developing worldwide patent portfolios that track company business goals and writing and prosecuting numerous patent applications covering inventions in cloud computing, machine learning, computer networking (Internet and World-Wide Web technologies), browsers, geographical information systems, graphics processing,  high-speed optical communications, solar, wind and tidal energy, and data mining.  Mike has also helped clients sell, license or enforce hundreds of patents. 

Mike serves as an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center, where he teaches patent licensing.

Mike received his J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and his B.S. magna cum laude, in physics, from Duke University.

Prior to joining Vorys, Mike was the co-founder of the boutique IP law firm Shami Messinger PLLC and earlier in his career he served as a partner at other IP boutique and general practice law firms.

Jonas McDavit

Jonas McDavit is a partner at Desmarais LLP. He has extensive experience
representing clients in high-stakes patent infringement cases before the
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals, several federal district courts, the
International Trade Commission, and the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal
Board. He handles cases involving diverse areas of technology, including
computer hardware and software, semiconductors, wireless communication,
mobile devices, image sensors, gaming, pharmaceuticals, photo-imaging
equipment, and consumer products.

Flemming Klausen

Flemming has 28 years of experience in Danish Law Enforcement, and in the last 14 years as a Detective Inspector at the State Prosecutor for Serious Economic and International Crime leading the biggest Danish Financial Crime cases, nationwide as well as internationally.

Since 2017, Flemming has been a Senior Sanctions Subject Matter Expert in 1LoD in financial institutions, both in highly and less mature Compliance setups, and therefore an experienced practician towards fighting International Financial Crime, Sanctions Governance and Management of cases related to Sanctions Risk Exposures.