Brian I. Marcus

 
Academic Background
 
B.S., cum laude, Mechanical Engineering, Tufts University (1985)
J.D., Fordham University School of Law (1989)
 

Areas of Technology
-- Internet software, systems, and business models
-- Medical devices
-- Semiconductor handling and fabrication equipment
-- Semiconductor packaging
-- Computer disk and tape drives
-- Industrial power application
-- Scanning probe microscopy and imaging technologies
 -- Micro-electromechanical (MEMS) actuator and sensor systems

Experience 
Mr. Marcus worked as a mechanical engineer for Israeli Aircraft Industries, testing PT-6 commercial jet engines. Prior to that, Mr. Marcus worked for Comstock/Manzi/Myles, participating in the design of the signal and communications layout for a newly constructed segment of Boston's subway system.
 
 
Admissions
Supreme Court of California (1992)
State Bar of New York
State Bar of Connecticut
United States District Court for the Northern District of California
United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
United States Patent & Trademark Office
 


Email: 
bmarcus@VierraMagen.com

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Publications

"Amendment and Response in the Mechanical Arts" PLI Advanced Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing Patent Prosecution Workshop, Practicing Law Institute (2002, 2003)

"Provisional Patent Applications, Their Practical Uses And Potential Pitfalls"
PLI Advanced Claim Drafting & Amendment Writing Patent Prosecution Workshop, Practicing Law Institute (2003)

Inventor, U.S. Patent No. 6,464,503 For “Method And Apparatus For Interacting With A Computer Using A Plurality Of Individual Handheld Objects” and U.S. Patent No. 5,823,782 for “Character Recognition Educational System”