THE TEAM

Develops patent portfolios for companies. Marc works with R&D departments, learns their technologies, and drafts their patent applications based on product roadmaps. Marc, a veteran professor of mathematics, was formerly chief scientist at Live Picture and MGI Software Corp. He also holds a Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University and is a registered US patent agent.

Chief Executive Officer of Soquel Group IP. Michael was on the IT Audit team for KPMG Israel. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Accounting (B.A) with a concentration in financial management, and a bachelor’s degree in Law (LL.B) from the College of Management Academic Studies. Michael is currently living in Tel Aviv.

Mark is a Managing Director at Soquel Group IP. He also serves on the board of directors and audit committees of: Andalay Solar, a provider of solar power systems (OTC: WEST); SmartCloud, a provider of real-time reasoning solutions for mission critical environments, and many more. Mark held management positions at IBM and served as VP, Telecommunications Strategy at the Chase Manhattan Bank. Mark holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from MIT and an MBA with a concentration in financial management from the University of Chicago.

As a Managing Director of Soquel Group IP, Robert specializes in patent prosecution, analysis, & brokering. He works with clients to create patent portfolios that have strategic value and that build company value. Formerly, Robert co-founded and served as executive vice president of Live Picture Inc. Robert’s technical background includes a M.S. degree in Engineering from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) and a B.A degree in Computer Science from the University of California at Santa Cruz (UCSC).