Michael E. Whitham

Secretary and Treasurer

Mr. Michael Whitham is a founding partner of the law firm of Whitham, Curtis, Christofferson & Cook in Reston, VA. He has represented individuals, non-profit organizations, universities, small and large corporations, international organizations and universities on intellectual property matters for more than twenty years.

Mr. Whitham has helped craft license agreements involving patented technologies, copyrighted works, natural products, and technologies protected by trade secret. Mr. Whitham’s practice includes the preparation and enforcement of a wide variety of contracts required by today’s technology companies including confidentiality, supply, joint development, materials transfer, trademark licensing, copyright licensing, and employee agreements.

Mr. Whitham has prosecuted and defended patent, trademark, and copyright infringement actions, as well as actions involving theft of trade secrets in Federal District Courts, and has represented clients in Appeals to the Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit and the Federal Circuit.