Mark Schmidt
Dr. Schmidt has been in patent practice since 1999. His practice includes domestic and international patent prosecution, strategic patent counseling, and company and investor-side intellectual property due diligence. His technical expertise is in chemistry, physics, optics, and optoelectronics. Client technologies have included lasers, laser based medicine, light emitting diodes, and other optical and optoelectronic technologies; CSP and CPV solar energy, photovoltaic solar cell design, and related solar energy technologies; energy storage, metal fabrication, water purification, alternative liquid fuels, chemistry, and medical devices.
He has a Ph.D. in physical chemistry and, before entering the law, spent over a decade as a research scientist. His research included experimental and theoretical work on semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots), electrochemical systems, Langmuir monolayer films, colloids, polymer melts and proteins. He also designed, constructed, and operated numerous optical devices, including ultrafast lasers and parametric light sources.
Prior to starting Schmidt Patent Law, Dr. Schmidt practiced at Innovation Counsel LLP, K&L Gates LLP, Morrison & Foerster LLP, and Skjerven Morrill MacPherson LLP, in the latter position as a patent agent. He also served as Vice President of Intellectual Property for Ausra, Inc., a Silicon Valley CSP solar company (now AREVA Solar, Inc.).
Dr. Schmidt can be contacted at mschmidt@spatentlaw.com.
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Admitted to State Bar of California
Registered with U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Education
University of California Hastings College of the Law,
J.D. (summa cum laude, Thurston Society, Order of the Coif, Class Valedictorian)
The University of Chicago Ph.D., Physical Chemistry
Carleton College B.A., Chemistry (magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa)
Alexander Shei
Alexander Shei focuses his practice on preparing and prosecuting patent applications. He works with software, electromechanical devices, display technology, alternative energy, memory devices, and semiconductor processing. Prior to starting his career in law, he worked with engineers to implement toolkits and compilers.
Mr. Shei can be contacted ashei@spatentlaw.com.
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Admitted to State Bar of California
Registered with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Licensed to practice before the Northern District of California
Education
Santa Clara University School of Law, J.D.
University of California at Davis, B.S. in Physics
David Alavi
Dr. Alavi has been registered as a patent agent since 1996. His practice includes preparation and prosecution of US and international patent applications and supervision of foreign patent prosecution. His technical expertise includes physics, optics, optoelectronics, lasers, and light sources, as well as mechanical and computer-based inventions. Client technologies have included: optoelectronic and photonic devices, sources, modulators, and filters; optical mux/demux; diffractive optics; terahertz and millimeter-wave sources, detection, and imaging; archery equipment and accessories; targeted online and television advertising; e-commerce; high-speed, high-volume data search and filter.
Prior to practicing patent law full time Dr. Alavi worked for over 15 years as a research scientist, mainly in the field of ultrafast laser science and technology.
Dr. Alavi can be contacted at dalavi@spatentlaw.com.
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Education:
University of Pittsburgh – PhD, physical chemistry
The Ohio State University – BS, mathematics and biochemistry (cum laude, with Honors in the Liberal Arts, Phi Beta Kappa)
Professional Licenses:
Registered with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office