Michael Chernoff

Michael Chernoff is Managing Director, Strategic IP Services at Murgitroyd. He has over 25 years of experience in the IP field and he leads Murgitroyd’s in-house Patent Search and Analytics team and is vital in helping to expand Murgitroyd’s U.S. Managed Services unit. He has acted as an outsourced Chief Intellectual Property Officer for some of the most innovative companies in the U.S., liaising directly with board members, and working with internal teams and outside counsel to execute strategy. Previously Michael held the position of Chief Intellectual Property Officer of MDB Capital Group, LLC, and prior to that, Director of Legal Services, Patent Operations at Accenture. He has also served as an Examiner with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Michael has a J.D. from George Mason University and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He is ranked as one of the World’s Leading IP Strategists in the Intellectual Asset Magazine’s IAM Strategy 300. Michael lives in the Washington, D.C. area.