MILSTEIN  ZHANG  &  WU  LLC

Dr. Milstein is a co-founder and co-Managing Principal at Milstein Zhang & Wu LLC.

Dr. Milstein focuses his practice on the preparation and prosecution of patent and trademark applications, both nationally and internationally. He counsels clients in patent prosecution strategy, assessing intellectual property for business transactions and/or litigation, and technology licensing. Dr. Milstein also provides advice on the treatment of patent royalties under Internal Revenue Code section 1235. Dr. Milstein brings with him an impressive following of clients including a number of institutions of higher education.

 Prior Legal Experience

• Hiscock & Barclay, LLP,    Partner and Chair of IP & Technology Practice Area
• Wall Marjama & Bilinski, LLP, Partner and Massachusetts Office Manager
• Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP, Patent Attorney

Professional Experience

• Licensed Professional Engineer (Electrical), Massachusetts
• Engineer, Internal Revenue Service
• Associate Professor, University of Massachusetts Lowell, Department of Electrical Engineering
• Technical Director, CENTORR, Associates, Inc.
• Senior Scientist, Energy Materials Corporation
• Program Manager, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (formerly Solar Energy Research Institute)
• Section Head/Research Chemist, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
• Senior Member, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Publication/Presentations

• Authored or co-authored over 50 technical papers and holds 9 U.S. patents
• Solid State Chemistry: A Contemporary Overview, S.L. Holt, J.B. Milstein, and M.B. Robbins, Editors, American Chemical Society Advances in Chemistry Series, Vol. 186, ACS, Washington, D.C., December 1980.
• Presented “What You Should Expect from Your Patent Attorney,” at NanoTech 2008 (Boston, MA)
• Panel member “The Brave New World of Bilski” (Session E4) at AUTM Annual Meeting, March 19, 2010 (New Orleans, LA)
• Presented “Patent Prosecution Strategies in a Changing Legal Environment” at ASM International (Boston Chapter), April 15, 2010

Education

• California Institute of Technology, B.S. Chemistry
• Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Ph.D., Chemistry
• University of Maryland, College Park, M.B.A., Finance
• New England School of Law, J.D., cum laude

Contact information 

Tel.  (617) 699-9909

Email joseph.milstein@mzwiplaw.com