Dr. Mark M. Friedman

Education:

• J.D., Law, Magna Cum Laude - University of Houston Law Center
• Ph.D., Chemical Engineering - Princeton University
• M.A., Chemical Engineering - Princeton University
• B.S., Chemical Engineering, Summa Cum Laude - Case Western Reserve University
• M.B.A. - Houston Baptist University

Experience:

• Pravel, Gambrell, Hewitt, Kimball & Krieger - Houston Intellectual Property Firm
• Benjamin J. Barish & Co. - Tel Aviv Intellectual Property Firm
• Shell Oil Company - Senior Research Engineer
• Taught "Trade Secrets Law" at the University of Houston Law Center
• Served as Adjunct Professor in IP Law at Bar-Ilan University.

Member:

• Texas Bar Association
• Israel Bar Association
• Licensed to practice before the Israel Patent Office (IPO) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
• Certified mediator (Israel Bar Association)
• Authorized arbitrator (Israel Bar Association)

Publications:

• Several articles in the area of patent, copyright and computer law, including:"Copyrighting Machine Language Software - the Case Against", which was awarded the 1989 National First Prize by the Computer Law Society.

Daniel Michaels

Education:

• M.A. - Cambridge University
• B.A., Natural Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science) - Cambridge University.

Experience:

• Daniel joined Dr. Mark Friedman Ltd. in 1994 and has amassed over 17 years' experience in patent  drafting, prosecution, opposition proceedings in Israel and Europe, as well as Freedom to Operate studies and other opinion work.
• Daniel's specialties include complex mechanical devices, biomedical devices and surgical systems, image processing technology, and defense technologies, as well as a wide range of other physics-related technologies.

Member:

• Licensed to practice before Israel Patent Office

Dr. Alan Rosenthal

Education:

• Ph.D., Chemical Physics - Harvard University
• B.A., Chemistry - Cornell University

Experience:

• Shell Development Company, Houston, Texas - Senior Research Physicist
• Unconventional Exploration Methods - Static's Seismic Migration

Member:

• American Physical Society

Publications:

• Several publications in the Journal of Chemical Physics.

Shlomo Horowitz

Education:

• J.D. - Georgetown University Law Center
• M.Sc., Industrial Engineering and Operations Research - Columbia University School of Engineering
• B.A., Natural Sciences (Physics, Chemistry, Materials Science) - Columbia University

Experience:

• Bell Laboratories - Systems Engineering
• 20 years experience preparing and prosecuting US and international patent applications
• Patents obtained in a wide variety of arts including: Mechanical, Chemical, Telecommunications, E-Commerce, Business Methods, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, Electronics, Software Patents, Aerospace, Consumer Products, Automotive, and Cosmetics.

Member:

• Admitted to practice in the State of New York and in the U.S District Court for the Southern District of New York.
• Admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York and U.S. Circuit Court for the Second Circuit.
• Licensed to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Publications:

• Published a law review article in the Georgetown University Law Journal.