Michael Gnibus Email & Phone Number

Stamford, Ct

New York, United States

Greater New York City Area

I have substantial experience preparing and prosecuting patents for a variety of industries and global markets. Having held various leadership roles at some of the world’s most innovative companies, I am uniquely positioned to guide clients in maximizing the commercial impact potential of their IP assets. My deep domain knowledge and significant in-house experience enables me to effectively partner with clients to develop patent filing and review practices and methodologies that yield commercially impactful patent portfolios. I also assess and enhance clients’ patent operations/processes to measurably improve their efficiency and productivity.I prepare and prosecute domestic and international patent applications for technologies in a wide range of fields and industries. I provide opinions on patentability, validity, noninfringement and freedom-to-operate matters, and am also skilled at preparing and negotiating joint development, collaboration and nondisclosure agreements. In addition, I have experience developing and negotiating a variety of IP-related transactional matters.I also serve as an adviser to my former employer, Clairvolex.Read more about my experience: https://www.armstrongteasdale.com/michael-gnibus/experience/

Fairfield, Connecticut

• Grew a newly created GPO into a high-functioning team with members in China, Europe, India, Japan, and the U.S.• Directed GPO to deliver 12K global patent filings and 20K official actions annually, and manage 60K global patent assets.• Delivered annual cost savings of $1MM through productivity gains and rigorous portfolio management.• Developed methodology to maximize positive commercial impact potential of IP assets.• Created dashboards that provided operational transparency to customers and guided the GPO to higher levels of execution. • Established GPO opposition practice group in Europe and Japan.• Led the development and implementation of electronic data management system/processes for storage of global patent data.

• Provided global prosecution for patents of GE’s Power, Lighting, Capital and Appliances, and Transportation businesses.• Developed online training for GE’s patent data management system PAGE.• 2003-2005 - led GPO’s paraprofessional team and streamlined team’s processes.

Cary, North Carolina

• Prepared and prosecuted domestic and international patent applications relating to motion control systems and devices.• Developed strategy to maximize value of IP assets and establish procedures for licensing global IP assets. • Prepared and negotiated joint development, collaboration, and non-disclosure agreements.• Participated in patent review boards and provided IP counselling services.

Phillipsburg, New Jersey

• Prepared and prosecuted global patent applications and portfolios protecting technologies developed in the company’s air compressor and temperature control systems businesses.• Prosecuted and managed trademark portfolio for air compressor business.• Rendered patentability/validity/infringement opinions involving mechanical technologies.

Vienna, Virginia

• Provided system training and developed solutions to customers’ technical challenges.

Athens, Pennsylvania

• Developed testing program for a new truck engine starter product line.

Juris Doctorate, Law

Bsme, Engineering