Ragi A.i. Elias

Ragi A.I. Elias is an experienced Intellectual Property Attorney currently positioned at Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP since September 2013, following a prior role at McCarter & English, LLP from August 2011 to August 2013. Ragi began a career at the USPTO as a Patent Examiner focusing on Mechanical Arts from February 2011 to July 2011, specifically dealing with medical diagnostic and treatment equipment and laser surgical devices in the fields of optics and photodynamic therapies. Additional experience includes a summer associate role at Darby & Darby in June 2009, a patent legal intern position at Johnson & Johnson from May 2008 to August 2008, and a research & development internship at Ethicon from May 2004 to August 2005. Ragi holds a J.D. in Intellectual Property from Seton Hall University School of Law (2010), an MS in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University (2007), and a BS in Biomedical Engineering from Rutgers University (2005).