Profile
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
Capabilities
Experience
- 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.
- Patent Examiner, Biomedical Engineering; Art Unit – 3792, U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2019-2021
- NCEES, Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) Certified in Electrical and Computer Engineering, 2014
- Graduate Assistant, MEMS, Sensors/Actuators Lab, Fischell Dept. of Bioengineering at University of Maryland, 2014-2019
- R&D Summer Intern, Cookson Electronics/MacDermid Technologies, 2011
Recognition & Leadership
- Mentor, Program for Enhancing Participation in Research, 2014-2015
Credentials
Education
- J.D., University of Nevada, Las Vegas William S. Boyd School of Law
- Ph.D., Bioengineering, University of Maryland
- B.S., Biomedical Engineering, The College of New Jersey
Admissions
- Nevada
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Languages
- Greek, Conversational