Michael has worked on patent matters for major US and foreign tech companies in following technology areas:
Electronics: Linear and non-linear amplifiers, amplifier bias circuitry, power converters, power generators, MEMS-based motion sensors, photolithographic processes, solid state memory devices, electrochemical strain sensors, and power distribution systems for hybrid vehicles;
Computer Hardware: Casino gaming machines, virtual gaming controls, access control systems, digital printing systems, optical bar scanners and decoders, digital microscopes, datacenter cooling systems, temper resistant portable secure enclosures for electronic devices, network routers, and optical and electronic data storage devices (CDs, Flash memory, etc.);
Computer Software: Antivirus software, data compression algorithms, cryptographic algorithms, arithmetic algorithms for large number processing, operating systems, databases and data mining, vector and bitmap graphics processing, postscript documents, interpolation and white balancing of digital images, medical database management software, multimedia software, and casino security management software;
Networks/Protocols: Distributed client-server network applications, networked casino gaming systems, web services, search engines, mobile application administration, mobile IPv6 protocols, distributed objects management, network firewalls, voiceXML gateways, cellular quality of service (QoS) applications and protocols, fiber-optic telecommunication networks and signal processing, terrestrial and cable television systems, video compression algorithms for cable television systems, and interactive television systems and protocols;
Wireless Communications: Digital and analog signal processing, signal modulation and encoding schemes, inertial sensors and dead reckoning navigation systems, global navigation satellite systems (GPS, GALILEO), non-linear wireless channel modeling techniques, passive and active RFID systems, wireless E911 services, CDMA, WCDMA, GSM and OFDM cellular networks, GNSS-based surveying systems, RF antenna design and calibration methods;
Business Methods: Online and interactive advertising, targeted TV advertising, Web analytics, web-based music promotion and event sponsorship, e-commerce applications (e-contracting, B2B), methods of foreign exchange hedging, and indirect financing transactions;
Reservoir Engineering: Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) oil/gas logging methods and systems, electromagnetic configurations for NMR systems, petrophysical and logging software;
Medical Devices: Poly-axial screws and spinal fixation devices, blood pressure analyzers, blood samples processing and storage systems, and balloon catheters;
Mechanical Systems: Automotive systems (transmissions, engines and steering subsystems), electrostatic air purifiers, mechanical skiing simulators, and pressurized wine decanters;
Nanotechnology: Electro-active polymers and micro-electromechanical systems;
Renewable Energy: Variable speed wind turbines and fluid power generators.

Prior to joining Arent Fox, Michael was an associate in the New York office of a prominent law firm. He also worked as a patent agent while attending law school.

• “Accelerated Examination is Better Examination” on IPWatchDog.com
• “Apple, Samsung Go Head-to-Head Over Handset Patents” in Mobile Marketer

• “Evolution of the Standard of Patentability in the United States,” St. Petersburg’s 10th Annual Collegial Readings on Intellectual Property, June 2010, St. Petersburg, Russia
• “Investment in Russian-Developed IP,” Russia-America: Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum organized by Russian Managers Association, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation and San Francisco Global Trade Council, June 2008, San Francisco, California
• “Protection and Monetization of Russian-Developed IP in the US,” Russian Venture Forum and Fair organized by Russian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, October 2006, St. Petersburg, Russia
• “Intellectual Property Protection in the US: Patents and Trademarks,” Gorodissky & Partners’ 4th Annual Seminar on Strategies for Protecting and Managing of Company’s IP, April 2006, Moscow, Russia
• “Analysis of the Interference between IEEE 802.11b and Bluetooth Systems,” IEEE 54th Vehicular Technology Conference, October 2001, Atlantic City, New Jersey
• “Maximizing Performance of a Wireless LAN in the Presence of Bluetooth,” The Third IEEE Workshop on Wireless LANs, September 2001, Newton, Massachusetts

Michael enjoys reading, theater, travel, and sports. Michael is fluent in Russian.