People

We believe that successful patent prosecution and translation practice is a combination of vision and expertise of the founding partners, experienced attorneys and top subject matter experts and technical translators, well-trained scientific project management team and customized technology. We all work in synergy delivering better value to our clients around the world.

Partners

D&L IP practice was conceived by registered Patent Attorneys of Ukraine Liudmyla Portna and Diana Portna with extensive technology background, local and international patent prosecution expertise and vision for the next big thing in the patent world -client centered, budget-consious approach to global patent filings where quality translations and expert strategic counseling are key to effective IP protection and mitigation of litigation risks. The founders understood that this practice should be not just about making money attorney style, it is about building quality relationships with clients, sharing expertise, connections and learning and growing from the experience.

Diana Portna

Patent Attorney of Ukraine No 212

Director of Operations

Liudmyla Portna

Patent Attorney of Ukraine No 150

Managing Partner

Associates

DmitryMarkin

Russian Patent attorney

Eurasian Patent attorney

Subject Matter Experts and IP Specialists

Michael PLOTINSKY

Chief Scientific Advisor | Lead, Mechanics and Engineering Highlights: Head of sector algorithms and programming (Aviation Research) Head of the system group (State Secret Institution) Group Manager at IBM Research Center of Haifa, Israel Focus on: Solid-state physics, metallography, crystallography. IT, programming, algorithmics - aeronautics.

Michael PLOTINSKY

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