Paul Sorkin

Background and Experience
Paul is a Patent Attorney who worked in private practice and in-house at a major computer corporation prior to joining MIT TLO. He has prosecuted hundreds of patent applications and successfully obtained protection in diverse areas including medical devices, signal processing systems, semiconductors, and network technologies. Paul has provided advice regarding strategies for patent protection both domestically and internationally. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Rutgers University and worked in manufacturing as an engineer prior to attending Suffolk University Law School.
I am passionate about obtaining the best protection we can get for the inventions generated here at MIT. I enjoy educating my co-workers and our stakeholders on how to obtain high quality IP. ”
years of experience as a Patent Attorney in addition to almost 10 years as an engineer
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