Partner. Admitted to bar, New Jersey, 1994; New York, 1995; registered
to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
Education:
B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Manhattan College,
summa cum laude, 1989; M.S. Electronics & Electronic Materials,
Steven's Institute of Technology, summa cum laude, 1997, winner
of the Morton M. Traum Award for Excellence in Courses Related to
Materials Science; J.D. St. John's University School of Law, cum laude,
1994.
Engineering experience:
Member of Technical Staff, AT&T Bell Laboratories/Lucent Technologies
Bell Laboratories (8.5 years), designed optical communications systems,
active noise/vibration canceling systems, and undersea cabling and control systems.
Licensed Professional Engineer - State of New York.
Law experience:
Complex patent prosecution and counseling in fields of: semiconductor devices including memory devices, electronics, chip layout and fabrication, imaging and display, optical recording, medical and bioelectrical devices, ultrasound technology, digital signal processing, fluid flow systems, computer systems, speech recognition/synthesis systems, opto-electronics, e-commerce, computer software, computer architecture, medical imaging, medical devices, display technology including liquid crystal displays, flexible displays, CRTs, television, mechanical systems, telecommunications including cellular technology.
Counseling and related opinion work, including expert opinions, litigation counseling and litigation support.
Professional Affiliations:
Eastern New York Intellectual Property Law Association, President;
American Intellectual Property Law Association, Member;
New York Intellectual Property Law Association;
International Trademark Association (INTA);
New York State Bar Association, Member;
Steven’s Alumni Association;
Attorney Round Table
Inventor:
U.S. Patent No. 6,116,818, Underwater plow apparatus and method;
U.S. Patent No. 6,975,308, Digital picture display frame.
Publications:
“Intellectual Property: The Asset You Didn’t Know You Had”, Business to Business News, May 2004.