Michael W. Goltry

Michael W. Goltry is the managing partner of Parsons & Goltry in Scottsdale, Arizona, where the firm focuses exclusively on intellectual property law. He prepares and prosecutes patent and trademark applications and advises clients whose intellectual property is central to their businesses. His patent work spans technical fields including communications, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, mechanical systems, electrical and electromechanical technologies, computers, software, farming, and semiconductors.

Michael earned a chemistry degree from the College of Idaho and a law degree from Brigham Young University. After law school, he served as a judicial law clerk for Chief Judge Frank Q. Nebeker of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals. His scientific training and legal education help him understand technical inventions, work efficiently with engineers and scientists, and translate complex subject matter into patent and trademark strategies.

Michael has been registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office since 1995. His work includes U.S. and foreign patent application preparation, prosecution, and management, trademark preparation and prosecution, prior art and clearance searches, infringement and validity analysis, licensing, and commercialization issues. Together with his firm, he has worked with clients across the United States and internationally on protecting and administering patents, trademarks, and service marks.

Michael W. Goltry is an active member of the State Bar of Arizona and an affiliate member of the Idaho State Bar. His practice combines technical education, judicial clerkship experience, and decades of patent and trademark work. He focuses on developing intellectual property protection that reflects how a client’s technology operates and how the business plans to use it, helping clients manage valuable rights through application, prosecution, licensing, and related commercial decisions.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Parsons & Goltry, PLLC
• Active Member, State Bar of Arizona
• Affiliate Member, Idaho State Bar
• Registered Patent Attorney, United States Patent and Trademark Office (1995-Present)

Licensed State

• Arizona
• Idaho

Education

• Brigham Young University
  Law degree
• College of Idaho
  Chemistry degree

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