PATENTBAR INTERNATIONAL - Key Persons
Alexander Sobolev is a Patent Agent at the firm's associated Moscow location, he holds a M.S. degree with honors in Biochemistry and a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from Moscow State University. He did his Postdoctoral Research at the Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, USA. Alexander is an author of many scientific publications, as well as an inventor in a number of patents. After spending almost 20 years in academic research, Alexander pursued a career in IP law. For more than a decade Alexander worked at the leading Russian and international law firms in their Moscow offices. Alexander is experienced in drafting and prosecuting patent applications in the fields of biotech/pharma, medicine and organic chemistry, as well as preparing freedom to operate opinions, representing clients on appeals and providing litigation support. Alexander is registered to practice before the Russian Patent Office and the Eurasian Patent Organization, he is bilingual in English and Russian.
Berta Lugina has been a technical specialist/patent agent for more than 30 years, experienced in all aspects of patent prosecution, including appellate work, with emphasis on high-technology areas, such as physics, EE, telecom and mechanical engineering. She has an M.S. degree in electrical engineering from Polytechnical University in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia and ten plus years of experience in several fields of electrical engineering. She was the head of the Patent Department at Radio-Physical Research Institute and the Principal IP Specialist at the Institute of Applied Physics of the Russian Academy of Sciences, both in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. She was in-house patent counsel at a company commercializing medical imaging devices based on OCT technology and worked at a law firm in Cleveland, OH. Berta has an M.S. degree in intellectual property from Russian Institute of Intellectual Property. She is bilingual in English and Russian.