Micah G. Block
Experienced 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 major patent, trade-secret, antitrust and other matters for clients including Cisco, Comcast, JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley, Novo Nordisk, Taiwan Semiconductor, 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
- Trial victory securing $168 million jury verdict for WhatsApp and Meta in federal suit against commercial spyware maker NSO Group in landmark case holding NSO Group liable for spyware attack targeting WhatsApp and its users
- Trial counsel for plaintiff Magnolia Medical Technologies in patent litigation brought in the District of Delaware against Kurin, Magnolia’s sole competitor in the field of Initial Specimen Diversion Devices. After a one-week trial, the jury found that Kurin infringed Magnolia’s patent, rejected Kurin’s invalidity defenses and awarded a 17.7% royalty
- Favorable settlement mid-trial for a major multinational energy corporation in high-stakes commercial litigation regarding offshore decommissioning obligations
- 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 to the Southern District of New York 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, which the Federal Circuit affirmed
- Secured a complete defense victory in the District of Delaware, which the Federal Circuit summarily affirmed
- Successfully resolved dispute in the District of Kansas, in which Sprint sought close to $1 billion in damages
- Advice and successful prelitigation dispute resolution for the United States Golf Association in competition, commercial and intellectual property matters
- A major content distributor in various private disputes and regulatory proceedings related to compulsory copyright licensing under 17 U.S.C. § 111
- Innolux Corporation in numerous class actions and opt-out suits involving attorneys general, direct purchasers and indirect purchasers in relation to horizontal price-fixing claims regarding TFT-LCD displays
Insights
News
Recognition
AmLaw Litigation Daily – “Litigator of the Week,” 2025
Daily Journal – “Top 40 Under 40,” 2020
Chambers USA – Intellectual Property: Patent Litigation, California
Federal Circuit Bar Association – FCBA Global Fellow, 2022-23
IAM Patent 1000 – California
Managing IP – National and California, Patent Star
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, N.D. California
- U.S. District Court, S.D. California