Expertise
Sinai is licensed to practice before the Israel Patent Office as a Patent Attorney and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office as a Patent Agent.
His academic background in agriculture, biochemistry, biotechnology and molecular biology is supplemented by technical expertise in diverse fields such as medical imaging, clean tech, solar energy, nano-particle based technology, medical devices, bone cement, RF applications, water purification, information technology, and communications systems, acquired over twenty years of patent practice.
With 20 years experience in the business, Sinai has a deep understanding of the way Examiners think. As such, he writes applications with an eye towards future examination and responds to examination reports in a way that makes Examiners feel comfortable in allowing the case.
Prior to joining Luzzatto & Luzzatto in May 2020, he ran his own office, IPAttitude (IPA), and worked at several well-known Israeli IP firms.
Education & Experience
Sinai graduated from The Ohio State University with a B.Sc. in Agriculture in 1982.
He moved to Israel in July 1982 and worked briefly as a researcher in the Department of Parasitology in Hadassah Ein Kerem medical center, prior to pursuing an M.Sc. in Animal Science at the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment in Rehovot which he completed in 1985.
Sinai worked at Bio Taglit until returning to school for his Ph.D. in the Department of Cellular biochemistry, at Hadassah Ein Kerem, which he completed in 1993. Sinai spent nearly 5 years as a post doc in the Department of Cellular Biochemistry at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas before returning to Israel to begin work in Patent law in January of 1999.
He passed the licensing exam in Israel in 2004 and in the US in 2009. Sinai worked in several high-profile firms in Israel, as an in-house counsel for an industrial consulting business, and operated a solo practice for years before joining Luzzatto and Luzzatto.
