Neil Teitelbaum -
Canadian & US Patent
Agent, Electrical Engineer
Doug MacLean -
Canadian & US Patent
Agent, Mechanical Engineer
Karen
Stauss -
Canadian Patent Agent, Bachelor
of Arts, Honours in Russian
Jennifer McCann -
Canadian Patent Agent, PhD
Chemistry
Alex Tager - Electrical Engineer, PhD in Engineering Physics
Mikelis (Mik) Svilans - Dr. Ing, Computer Scientist, Electrical Engineer
Elena Taguer - Ph.D. in Computer Science
Allison Mills - Ph.D. in Chemistry
Oleg Bouevitch - Physicist, Optical Engineer
Eileen Woodside - Patent Administrator
Melanie Budarick - Patent Administrator
Annette Abdali -
Patent Administrator
Lisa Fader -
Patent Administrator
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Neil Teitelbaum (Canadian & US Patent Agent, Electrical Engineer)
served as Vice President of Global Intellectual Property for JDS Uniphase from
2000-2003. Prior to 2000 Teitelbaum was in private practice. The firm
of Neil Teitelbaum and Associates represented JDS Uniphase, the National
Research Council of Canada, Communications Research Centre, Photonics Research
Ontario, University of Quebec, Canadian Space Agency, Alberta Research Council,
McGill University, Dew Engineering and Development, Flexicoil, American
Biometrics, Chrysalis-ITS Inc., Solidum, and many other high tech companies
preparing and filing patent applications worldwide. Neil is a graduate of
Ottawa University with a degree in Electrical (Computer) Engineering, having
moved from a teaching career that included two years teaching in Africa while
acting as a Headmaster of a Secondary school.
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Doug MacLean (Canadian & US Patent Agent, Mechanical Engineer) began his
career at a small Ottawa patent agent firm after graduating from Carleton University
in 1988 with a Mechanical Engineering degree. Doug trained in all aspects
of intellectual property, including trademark, industrial design and patent
searching, as well as industrial design and patent drafting and prosecution. Doug was awarded the Marie Morency Prize
in 1991 for obtaining the highest mark on the Patent Drafting Section of
the Patent Agents Exam. Subsequently, Doug worked for the Ottawa office of
a large international patent firm becoming proficient in all aspects of Canadian
prosecution. Doug then joined Neil and his team in corporate practice at JDS Uniphase
Inc,
becoming familiar with photonics and optics.
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Karen Stauss
- joined Neil in his private practice in 1997 after 10 years of training and
work in the field beginning in Arlington, VA then relocating to Ottawa. Karen continued to work with Neil and his group at JDS
Uniphase Inc managing prosecution of the active components portfolio.
Since qualifying for the Register of Patent Agents in 1994, Karen has
represented a broad spectrum of clients in mechanical arts ranging from farm and
medical equipment to machine vision and optical amplifiers.
Karen graduated from McGill University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts,
Honours in Russian, and a strong affinity for language.
Jennifer McCann - has a PhD in chemistry from the University of Calgary.
She recently successfully completed her patent exams after training to
become a patent agent with Neil since 1999. During this training
period, she gained
experience in all aspects of the patent process, including the drafting and
prosecution of patents both foreign and domestic. Jennifer's expertise
ranges from chemical inventions to all aspects of fiber optics.
Alex Tager –
(Electrical
Engineer, PhD in Engineering Physics) graduated from The Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
(MFTI) in 1980 with a specialization in Quantum Electronics and Solid
State Devices. In 1988 he obtained a PhD degree from the Institute of
Radio-Engineering & Electronics, of the
Mikelis (Mik) Svilans -(Computer
Scientist, Electrical Engineer) graduated as a Dr. Ing.
from the Institute of Semiconductor Electronics, Aachen Technical University.
Mik has been a Member of the Scientific Staff with the Advanced Technology Laboratory of
Nortel Networks (formerly Bell-Northern Research), engaged in all aspects of
compound semiconductor material growth, processing and characterization, as well
as the design and characterization of high-speed integrated circuits and
optoelectronic devices, such as lasers and photodetectors based on GaAs and InP.
During this time he was engaged in several university collaborations, most
notably with Prof. Tetu of COPL, Laval University on the application of
frequency standards to tunable semiconductor lasers. Mik was Senior Scientist specializing in optics
design in R&D at JDS Uniphase Inc from 1999 to 2004. Neil discovered Mik's
affinity for patents while working together at JDS on a patent application for
one of Mik's inventions, and sought him out for a trainee position when Teitelbaum and MacLean
was looking to expand in April 2005.
Elena Taguer graduated from the Department of Computational Mathematics and Cybernetics of the Moscow State University, and received an advanced degree from the Academy of Sciences of the USSR, where she specialized in signal processing, spectral analysis, and numerical simulation in radio physics. In Canada, Elena worked in the area of matrix computations at McMaster University, was involved in development of software for electronic payment processing at Oasis Technology Ltd, Toronto, and for data and voice networking at Nortel Networks. Currently Elena is a patent agent trainee with Teitelbaum and MacLean
Allison Mills obtained a PhD in chemistry from the University of Alberta in 2001. She then worked as a crystallographer in the Netherlands and as a research associate in Germany. Prior to joining Teitelbaum & MacLean, she was an editor for the journal Angewandte Chemie in Germany.
Oleg Bouevitch received his M.Sc. in Physics from Moscow State University in 1987. His Ph.D. research was devoted to application of non-linear optics in biophysics. Oleg’s R&D experience covers the areas of ultrafast fiber lasers and non-linear optics, electro-optics, telecommunications, liquid crystal displays, biophysics, and photochemistry. Oleg’s most recent positions include Optomechanical Section Leader at IMRA America, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA (2004-2008), and Engineering Manager at JDS Uniphase in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (1997-2003).