Gregory M. Lefkowitz is experienced in traditional IP matters, including, patent procurement and litigation, trademark procurement and litigation, protection of trade secrets, and copyrights. Mr. Lefkowitz's experience in procuring patent protection includes inventions in the areas of chemistry and materials science, mechanical engineering and biotechnology, including resorbable biocements; cosmetic compositions; chemicals exhibiting desirable flavors and fragrances; extruded olefinic foams; chromium oxide bulk material; monolithic micromachined tri-axial accelerometer; method & apparatus for sensing nitroaromatics; chemical mechanical polishing of electric circuits; turbine engines; tool heads with indexable cutting inserts; control devices for surgical lasers; derivatized agarose gels and support structures for electrophoresis; multi-frequency microwave-induced thermoacoustic imaging of biological tissue; and frameless stereotactic guidance of medical procedures.
Mr. Lefkowitz himself is a co-inventor of three U.S. patents developed during his employment as a research scientist for a major consumer products company. His current patent prosecution clients include several univerisities, laboratories, one of the largest flavor and fragrance corporations in the world and a major cosmetic corporation.
Publications and Speeches
"Transfer of Trade Secrets by License or Sale" with J. Rodman Steele, Protecting Corporate Trade Secrets (Matthew Bender 2003).
Practice Areas
Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
- Florida
- US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- Court of Appeal for the Federal Circuit
Education
- University of Florida College of Law, J.D. with honors
- University of Florida, B.S. Chemical Engineering with honors