ASSOCIATES

Marvin Bressler, M.S.
Richard J. Danyko
Dennis J. Duncan
Harry Hild
Eunhee Park
Michael A. Petrocelli
Darrell L. Pogue
Katherine R. Vieyra, M.S.
John Vodopia
Seth Weinfeld
Keith A. Weltsch
Zhuang Yuan, M.S.

		Marvin Bressler, M.S. Associate
Marvin Bressler received his B.Ch.E. from City College of the City University of New York in 1957; his M.Ch.E. from New York University in 1962 and his J.D. from Brooklyn Law School in 1968. Mr. Bressler was admitted to the N.Y. State Bar in 1969 and is registered to practice in U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. Mr. Bressler was a Chemical Engineer for W.R. Grace and Co. from 1957-1958; a Chemical Engineer for Sonitone Corp. from 1959-1960; a Design Engineer for Douglas Aircraft Co. from 1962-1964; and an Analytical Engineer for Grumman Aircraft Co. from 1964-1968. Before joining SSMP, Mr. Bressler was also a Patent Attorney for Exxon Corp. from 1968-1970; Allied Chemical Corp. from 1970-1971; and Celanese Corp. from1971-1981. Mr. Bressler offers experience in the preparation and prosecution of chemical patent applications including catalysts, polymers, adhesives and organic compounds. He is also a member of NYIPLA and the ABA. Email: mbressler@ssmp.com
		Richard J. Danyko Associate
Richard Danyko received his B.E., Chemical Engineering from Manhattan College in 1984 and his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law in 1988. He was admitted to the N.Y. State Bar in 1988; U.S. District Court, Southern and Eastern Districts of N.Y., and is registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Danyko offers extensive experience in client counseling including clearance opinions and intellectual property audits. Mr. Danyko's expertise extends to all areas related to U.S. and foreign patent practice, including infringement and validity opinions, patent prosecution, litigation, interferences, and opposition practice in the European Patent Office. Mr. Danyko's technical expertise includes polymer, organic, inorganic chemistry and medical devices. Email: rdanyko@ssmp.com
		Dennis J. Duncan Associate
Dennis J. Duncan received a B.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), and his J.D. from Seton Hall Law in 2000. Mr. Duncan has completed the course work for an M.S. in Electrical Engineering from NJIT, which is expected to be awarded in February 2008. While at the NJIT, Mr. Duncan focused on telecommunications and digital signal and image processing. Mr. Duncan is admitted to the New Jersey State Bar and the Bar of the District of Columbia; U.S. District Court of New Jersey, Eastern and Southern District Courts of New York and the Second Circuit Court of Appeals; Mr. Duncan is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Mr. Duncan is a member of AIPLA, the intellectual property sections of the New Jersey Bar Association, and the American Bar Association (ABA), and is a member of IEEE. From 2001 to 2002, Mr. Duncan served as a law clerk in the New Jersey Superior Court. Upon completing his tenure as a law clerk, he entered private practice at local New Jersey firms focusing on litigation matters requiring regular appearances in the Federal and State courts. Such practice included handling all aspects of discovery, appearing on behalf of litigants in several bench trials, proof hearings and numerous mediations in the Federal courts. In addition, Mr. Duncan represented a large number of litigants in a Federal district court action against a large satellite TV provider, under the Digital Copyright Millennium Act. Prior to joining Scully, Scott, Murphy, & Presser P.C., Mr. Duncan was employed by a small patent prosecution firm in New Jersey handling matters in the electrical engineering arts with particular emphasis on optical and wireless networks; passive optical networks, semiconductor devices, broadband wireless networks, digital rights management, sensor networks, and MPEG-4 technologies. Mr. Duncan's current IP practice is directed to the preparation and prosecution of patent applications relating to the electrical arts in such diverse areas as PIR/microwave security alarm system, microprocessors/microcontrollers systems and digital signal and image processing. Email: dduncan@ssmp.com
		Harry Hild Associate
Harry Hild received his B.S. in Materials Science with a Concentration in Ceramics from the N.S. College of Ceramics at Alfred University in 1998. He received his J.D. and Masters in Intellectual Property from Franklin Pierce Law Center in 2002. He was admitted to the N.Y. State Bar in 2003 and the Pennsylvania State Bar in 2005. Mr. Hild is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Harry Hild's practice includes patent application drafting and prosecution in a wide variety of arts, including inorganic chemistry, semi-conducting devices, metallurgy, ceramics, glass, and coatings, as well as mechanical and electro-mechanical arts; intellectual property portfolio planning and management; clearance, patentability, and infringement opinion rendering; and preparing intellectual property agreements, such as patent licensing, joint and research development agreements, and confidentiality agreements. Mr. Hild is also experienced in the management of foreign patent practice and management of European patent oppositions. Prior to joining Scully, Scott, Murphy and Presser, Mr. Hild managed all aspects of the intellectual property portfolio of the automotive divisions of one of the world's largest aluminum companies. Email: hhild@ssmp.com
		Eunhee Park Associate
Eunhee Park received her B.A. in Computer Science from Barnard College, Columbia University in 1984 and her J.D. in 1997 from Brooklyn Law School where she was on the editorial staff of Brooklyn Journal of International Law. She was admitted to the N.Y. State Bar in 1998 and is registered to practice before U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Ms. Park was a Systems Programmer at Burroughs and Software Engineer at Unisys from 1984-1995. Ms. Park is a member of ABA and AIPLA. Ms. Park is experienced in various aspects of patent procurement, both domestic and foreign, specializing in the areas of computers, software, and business methods. She has regularly counseled clients in intellectual property matters with focus on patents and is also experienced in providing opinions relating to freedom to operate, patent infringement, validity, and patentability. Ms. Park is a co-author of "Recent Cases Clarify Law on Transfer of Patent Rights," New York Law Journal, January 22, 2002. Email: epark@ssmp.com
		Michael A. Petrocelli Associate
Michael A. Petrocelli received his B.S., Mechanical Engineering degree from New York Institute of Technology in 1985 and his J.D. from New York Law School in 1990. He is admitted to the Connecticut State Bar; U.S. District Court, Connecticut, and Eastern District of N.Y.; and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Petrocelli is currently enrolled in the Computer Science Master's program at Polytechnic University, Melville, N.Y. Mr. Petrocelli was a Systems and Test Engineer at Grumman Aircraft Systems from 1982-1986. He is experienced in all aspects of patent procurement with technical expertise in the fields of computers, semiconductors, microelectronics, electronic devices, business methods, medical devices, and mechanical devices. Mr. Petrocelli has also conducted patentability and infringement opinions. Email: mpetrocelli@ssmp.com
		Darrell L. Pogue Associate
Darrell L. Pogue received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Syracuse University in 2003 and his J.D. from Albany Law School in 2006. He is admitted to the New York State Bar and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Prior to joining Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, Mr. Pogue was an associate at Hoffman, Warnick & D'Alessandro LLC, where he prepared and prosecuted patent and trademark applications. Mr. Pogue is experienced in all aspects of patent procurement, with technical expertise in the fields of semiconductors, electronic devices, business methods, computers, medical devices, and mechanical devices. Email: dpogue@ssmp.com
		Katherine R. Vieyra, M.S. Associate
Katherine Vieyra received her B.A. in Mathematical Sciences from Rice University, M.CIS from Cleveland State University in 1992, and J.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1995. Ms. Vieyra is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. She was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 1995. Prior to joining Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, Ms. Vieyra was an associate at D. Peter Hochberg LPA where she prepared and prosecuted patents, trademarks and copyrights. Ms. Vieyra has worked as a software engineer for a diverse variety of corporations including Merrill Lynch, Alltel and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and was an adjunct professor of Computer Science at Cleveland State University and Wayne College, University of Akron. Ms. Vieyra is chair of the Copyright committee of the Cleveland Intellectual Property Law Association and a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Ms. Vieyra is experienced in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the areas of electrical engineering, computer science and diverse mechanical technologies. Email: kvieyra@ssmp.com
		John Vodopia Associate
John F. Vodopia received his BSEE in electrical and computer engineering from Polytechnic University in 1987 and his J.D. degree from New York Law School in 1992. He was admitted to the N.Y. State Bar and N.J. State Bars in 1993, the Eastern District of N.Y., the District Court in Newark, N.J., and the N.Y. State Court of Appeals. Mr. Vodopia is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and is a member of the International Patent Organization (IPO). Mr. Vodopia is experienced in patent litigation, patent licensing, patent portfolio work and patent appeal work before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences; with technical expertise in medical imaging systems, picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), computer-aided diagnostic (CADx) systems, complex electronic and Internet-related systems and business methods, and nanotechnology. Email: jvodopia@ssmp.com
		Seth Weinfeld Associate
Seth Weinfeld received his B.S., Electrical and Computer Engineering with a Concentration in Applied Physics and Data Storage Systems from Carnegie Mellon University in 1999. He received his J.D. from American University, Washington College of Law in 2002. He was admitted to the N.Y. State Bar in 2003. Mr. Weinfeld is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Weinfeld has experience in preparation and prosecution of patent applications relating to electronic devices, fiber optic communication, signal processing, and electromagnetic technologies, litigation, invalidity and infringement opinions as well as licensing agreements. Email: sweinfeld@ssmp.com
		Keith A. Weltsch Associate
Keith Weltsch received his B.A. in History from Pennsylvania State University in 1995 and graduated with honors and with distinction, Phi Beta Kappa. He later received his J.D. from George Washington University in 1998 and was admitted to the Maryland State Bar; He was a Trademark Examining Attorney at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office from 1999-2002, including a special work detail at the Office of Legislative and International Affairs. Mr. Weltsch specializes in U.S. and foreign trademark prosecution and clearance; experienced in oppositions and cancellations before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, conducting settlement negotiations and preparing consent and coexistence agreements relating to trademark litigation. He is also knowledgeable in copyright and domain name dispute laws and litigation. Email: Kweltsch@ssmp.com
		Zhuang Yuan, M.S. Associate
Zhuang Yuan received his B.S., Physiology and Biophysics from Peking University, China in1987. He completed Master of Medicine course work from Peking Union Medical College, China in 1987-1988 and attended a Ph.D. program in Cell and Molecular Biology at City University of New York from 1990-1992. Mr. Yuan received his Masters in Biological Sciences, from City College of New York in 1993 and his J.D. from St. John's University School of Law in 2006. Mr. Yuan was admitted to the Connecticut State Bar in 2006 and has passed the July 2006 New York State bar examination. Mr. Yuan is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Yuan was a Graduate Research Assistant for the China-Japan Friendship Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences from 1987-1988; Graduate Research Assistant for Research Foundation of City University of New York from 1990-1992; Graduate Lecturer at City College of New York from 1990-1992; Research Assistant at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory from 1992-2002. Mr. Yuan is a co-inventor of a U.S. patent application and offered technical contribution to an issued U.S. patent. Mr. Yuan co-authored scientific papers in peer reviewed journals including "Developmental regulation and signification of KNOX protein trafficking in Arabidopsis," Development (2003) 130 (18), 4351-62; "Intercellular trafficking of a KNOTTED1 green fluorescent protein fusion in the leaf and shoot meristem of Arabidopsis," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (2002) 99: 4103-08; "The fasciated ear2 gene encodes a leucine-rich repeat receptor-like protein that regulates shoot meristem proliferation in maize," Genes and Development (2001) 15: 2755-66; "The indeterminate gene encodes a zinc finger protein and regulates a leaf-generated signal required for the transition to flowering in maize," Cell (1998) 93(4): 593-603 and featured on the cover; "Cloning of four cyclins from maize indicates that higher plants have three structurally distinct groups of mitotic cyclins," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA (1994) 91(15):7375-9. Mr. Yuan offers technical expertise in the areas of molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, immunology, cell biology and microscopy, genetics and developmental biology, plant biology, physiology and neuroscience. His experiences also include patent prosecution and infringement, validity and patentability opinions. Mr. Yuan is a member of ABA and AIPLA. Additional languages: Chinese. Email: zyuan@ssmp.com