PATENT AGENTS

Leslie S. Szivos, Ph.D.
Byeongju Park, Ph.D.
John Pyun, M.S.
Qian Zhang, M.S.
Edmund Gutierrez, Ph.D.
Drew Berweger

		Leslie S. Szivos, Ph.D. Patent Agent
Leslie Szivos received a B.S., Chemistry from Kutztown University in 1987 and both a M.S. and Ph.D. in Chemistry from Seton Hall University. He was a 1989 recipient for the National Starch Award and is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Dr. Szivos is experienced in the preparation and prosecution of patent applications in the areas of inorganic chemistry, material science including, for example, semiconductors and superconductors, homogenous and heterogeneous catalysts, polymers, metallurgy, nanotechnology, surfactants and analytical methods and instrumentations. He is the co-author of "An Evaluation of the Single Turnover (STO) Procedure as a Method for the Determination of the Active Site Densities on Dispersed Metal Catalysts." J. Catal., 127:675 (1991). Additional languages: German Email: szivos@ssmp.com
		Byeongju Park, Ph.D. Patent Agent
Byeongju Park received his B.S. in Physics from Seoul National University in 1987 and his M.S. in Physics and Ph.D. in Condensed Matter Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1988 and 1994 respectively. Dr. Park was a process engineer at Applied Materials between 1994 and 1996. Between 1996 and 2006, he worked on various semiconductor processes and devices at International Business Machines Corporation. Dr. Park is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is a member of Phi Kappa Phi. Dr. Park's expertise areas include solid state physics, semiconductor engineering and material science. He is an inventor on 18 U.S. patents and has published 12 scholarly articles. Additional languages include Korean, German, and French. Email: bpark@ssmp.com
		John Pyun, M.S. Patent Agent
John Pyun received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a minor in Computer Science from Hong-Ik University in 2001. Mr. Pyun also received his M.S. in Computer Engineering from Polytechnic University in 2003. Mr. Pyun also attended a PhD program in Computer Engineering in Northeastern University from 2004-2005. Prior to joining Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, Mr. Pyun was an assistant engineer in UTStarcom, where he developed cellular phones for Verizon and Virgin Mobile USA. Mr. Pyun was a patent examiner in USPTO from 2006-2007, where he examined patent applications in Computer Architecture and Input/Output and was also a senior programmer in Accenture Technology Solutions. Email: jpyun@ssmp.com
		Qian Zhang, M.S. Patent Agent
Qian Zhang received his B.S. in biochemical engineering from Zhejiang University in 1992 and his M.S. in Organic Chemistry from Texas Tech University in 1999. He also received his M.S. in Computer Science from University of Bridgeport in 2001. He is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and is a member of American Chemical Society. Mr. Zhang was a scientist at Pfizer Global Research & Development where he conducted research in the discovery of small-molecule therapeutic treatments for CNS (Central Nervous System) related diseases between 2004 and 2007. During his tenure at Pfizer, he was named as Technology Champion of Neuroscience Chemistry Department in 2005, and he was listed as co-inventor on four U.S. Patent Applications in 2006. Between 1999 and 2004, he was a scientist at Pharmacopeia Drug Discovery Inc., engaging in medicinal and combinatorial chemistry technologies in the discovery of small-molecule therapeutic treatments for a variety of diseases, i.e., inflammation, oncology, HIV, and obesity. Additional languages: Chinese Mandarin Email: qzhang@ssmp.com
		Edmund Gutierrez, Ph.D. Patent Agent
Edmund Gutierrez received his B.A. in Chemistry from Hunter College in 1990 and a Ph.D. in Organometallic Chemistry from SUNY at Stony Brook in 1995. Dr. Gutierrez is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Dr. Gutierrez has many years of experience in various industries, including printed circuit board technology, semiconductors, nanotechnology, materials science, and biotechnology. He also has several years of experience as an Adjunct Professor of general and organic chemistry. Dr. Gutierrez's research experience is extensive, and includes nanoparticle design and synthesis, supramolecular assembly, transition metal and main group metal chemistry, metal-ligand chelation chemistry, conjugation and crosslinking chemistry, and separation science. Before joining Scully Scott, Dr. Gutierrez gained several years of experience working as a Patent Agent in two other New York intellectual property law firms. Some of Dr. Gutierrez's responsibilities included preparing and prosecuting patent applications in the U.S. and worldwide, as well as assistance in providing patentability, validity, and freedom-to-operate analysis. Dr. Gutierrez's expertise includes organic and inorganic chemistry, nanotechnology, molecular design, nanoparticle chemistry, nanotube technology, supramolecular self-assembly, metal-ligand coordination polymers, materials science, coatings, polymers, ionic liquids, and fuel cells. Email: egutierrez@ssmp.com
		Drew Berweger Patent Agent
Drew Berweger received his B.S. (magna cum laude) in Environmental Engineering from Manhattan College in 2005, and his J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law, receiving a certificate in Technology Commercialization. Prior to joining Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, Mr. Berweger was an intern with General Electric Global Research, where he prepared and prosecuted patent applications. He also worked with Syracuse University Technology Transfer Office, doing patent and market research. Mr. Berweger is registered to practice before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Mr. Berweger is a member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association. Email: dberweger@ssmp.com