George Banis, Ph.D.

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Biography

George Banis is a registered patent attorney and former USPTO patent examiner with hands-on experience in research, development, and patent application preparation. He assists clients with patent prosecution, conducting examiner interviews, drafting applications, preparing USPTO and international submissions, and performing infringement analyses and prior-art searches across technical fields such as medical devices, biotechnology, and electronics. George also supports clients with invention-disclosure interviews, freedom-to-operate opinions, and IP landscape overviews for investor presentations.

Concentrations

•Technology Areas
•Medical Devices
•Electrical / Electronics / Circuits
•Semiconductors / Microfabrication
•Mechanical systems
•Microfluidics / Lab-on-a-Chip
•Imaging
•Software, Data Processing and AI
•Surgical Procedures / Treatments
•Biotechnology / Pharmaceutical Sciences
•Gene Editing
•CRISPR
•Proteins
•Legal Areas
•Patent Prosecution and Opinions
•FTO / Non-infringement Analysis
•IP / Landscape Overviews
•Prior Art Search / Patentability Analysis

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Areas of Practice (3)

  • Intellectual Property & Technology
  • Life Sciences & Medical Technology
  • Patents and Innovation Strategies

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of Maryland, Ph.D., Bioengineering, 2019; The College of New Jersey, B.S., Biomedical Engineering, 2014
Law School Attended:
University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law, J.D., 2024
Year of First Admission:
2025
Admission:
2025, Nevada; U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Memberships:

Professional & Community Involvement

•Mentor, Program for Enhancing Participation in Research, 2014-2015

Languages:
Greek, Conversational
Reported Cases:
Experience: Patents and Applications: Kim, G.F. Payne, M. Kang, W.E. Bentley, R. Ghodssi, T.E. Winkler, and G.E. Banis. Redox Probing for Chemical Information of Oxidative Stress. United States Patent No. 12,352,72.; The above representations were handled by Mr. Banis prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.; Government Experience: Patent Examiner, Biomedical Engineering; Art Unit - 3792, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-2021; Professional Certification: NCEES, Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certified in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014; Teaching Experience: Graduate Assistant, MEMS, Sensors/Actuators Lab, Fischell Dept. of Bioengineering at University of Maryland, 2014-2019; Internship: R&D Summer Intern, Cookson Electronics/MacDermid Technologies, 2011
ISLN:
1001618954

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