Micah G. Block
First-chair trial lawyer helping leading companies resolve their most important disputes.
Leading companies hire Micah to represent them in must-win cases. He is a seasoned trial lawyer with a deep understanding of technology and a proven track record of success.
Micah litigates a wide range of complex commercial matters including intellectual property disputes, antitrust cases, and complex class actions. His clients include Apple, Cisco, Comcast, Hilton, JPMorgan, Novo Nordisk, the United States Golf Association and Verisk.
He is recognized for patent litigation by IAM and Chambers, where clients describe him as “a very deep and creative thinker” and “a superstar of the future.”
Micah is the hiring partner for Northern California. He is a Lawyer Representative to the Northern District of California, by appointment of Chief Judge Seeborg. In the Federal Bar Association, he is an officer of the Intellectual Property Section and the Northern California Chapter. His pro bono work includes civil rights and criminal justice matters.
Experience
IP Litigation
- Successive trial victories as co-lead counsel for Magnolia Medical Technologies against Kurin, Magnolia’s sole competitor in the field of Initial Specimen Diversion Devices
- Next generation products: Won complete victory as plaintiff and counterclaim defendant, proving infringement in Kurin’s next-generation product and defeating Kurin’s counterclaims against Magnolia’s patents and next-generation product
- Earlier products: Obtained jury verdict that Kurin’s debut product infringed Magnolia’s patent, rejecting Kurin’s invalidity defenses and awarding a 17.7% royalty
- Numerous successful results for a social media company in trademark infringement and cybersquatting matters
- Numerous successful results for Comcast in various patent litigations initiated by Rovi Corporation and its affiliates:
- Obtained findings of no violation, voluntary termination, or clearance of design-arounds of 19 patents by the ITC
- Secured transfer from the Eastern District of Texas and then pre-trial dismissal on summary judgment on 7 patents
- Numerous successful results for Comcast in patent infringement lawsuits against Sprint Communications, encompassing over 30 patents asserted in federal courts across the country:
- Obtained offensive verdict as patent holder in the District of Delaware; Federal Circuit affirmed
- Secured a complete defense victory in the District of Delaware; Federal Circuit affirmed
- Successfully resolved dispute in the District of Kansas, in which Sprint sought close to $1 billion in damages
Complex Commercial Litigation
- Trial victory securing $168 million jury verdict for WhatsApp and Meta in landmark case holding NSO Group liable for spyware attack targeting WhatsApp and its users
- Hilton Worldwide in an antitrust class action litigations and related matters
- A nationwide retailer in federal litigation alleging a price-fixing conspiracy based on algorithmic pricing for gasoline in California
- Favorable settlement mid-trial for a multinational energy company in high-stakes commercial litigation regarding offshore decommissioning obligations
- United States Golf Association in competition and commercial matters, including successful prelitigation dispute resolution of intellectual property dispute
- A major content distributor in various private disputes and regulatory proceedings related to compulsory copyright licensing under 17 U.S.C. § 111
News
Recognition
AmLaw Litigation Daily – “Litigator of the Week,” 2025
Chambers USA – Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, California
IAM Patent 1000 – California
IP Stars – California, Patent Star
Federal Circuit Bar Association – FCBA Global Fellow, 2022-23
Daily Journal – “Top 40 Under 40,” 2020
Lawdragon – 500 Leading Litigators in America, 2022-2027
Education
- Order of the Coif
- magna cum laude
Clerkships
Qualifications and admissions
- State of California
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
- U.S. District Court, C.D. California
- U.S. District Court, Colorado
- U.S. District Court, E.D. California
- U.S. District Court, E.D. Texas
- U.S. District Court, E.D. Wisconsin
- U.S. District Court, N.D. California
- U.S. District Court, S.D. California
- U.S. Supreme Court