Education:

· George Washington University
May 1993 - J.D.

· Stevens Institute of Technology
May 1987 - B.E., Electrical Engineering

Bar Memberships:

· New Jersey
· New York
· U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
· U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit

Legal Positions Held:

· Associate - Michaelson & Wallace
Red Bank, New Jersey
1995 to 1999

· Associate - Kenyon & Kenyon
New York, New York
1993 to 1995

· Legal Intern - Kenyon & Kenyon
Washington, D.C.
1991 to 1993

Technical Positions Held:

· Patent Examiner - United States Patent and Trademark Office
Group 230
Crystal City, Virginia
1990 to 1991

· Engineer - Singer Corporation,
Kearfott Guidance and Navigation Division
Inertial Systems Analysis Department
Wayne, New Jersey
1987 to 1989

· Engineering Aide - Singer Corporation,
Kearfott Guidance and Navigation Division
Wayne, New Jersey
Summers of 1985 and 1986

 

 

Legal Experience:

· Prepared and/or prosecuted many patent applications, both U.S. and foreign, involving technical areas such as: numerical control systems and process control methods; liquid crystal displays and associated circuitry; photocopying technology; switch architecture; packet scheduling; user interfaces; collaborative filtering; font typography; switch output port contention resolution; video circuitry involving NTSC and MPEG-2 standards; switching power supplies; terminal adapters; endoscopes; fiber optic technologies; medical devices; automobile sensors; solid state devices and their fabrication; and simple electrical and mechanical devices.

 

· Prepared patent invalidity and non-infringement opinions covering a wide range of technologies spanning complex electronic and mechanical technologies.

 

· Negotiated and prepared technology licenses.

 

· Performed patentability searches and drafted patentability opinions.

 

· Drafted various legal motions in a number of major litigations involving patent, unfair trade, and contract law.

 

· Examined patent applications involving magneto-optic disk media, disk formats, and disk players.

 

· Performed trademark searches and rendered trademark registerability opinions.

· Prepared and prosecuted trademark applications.