Gene V. Vinokur

Gene V. Vinokur
  • Position:
    Headquarters

    Chief Patent Counsel
  • Education:
    J.D., Suffolk University Law School, 2011
  • Research Area:
    • Headquarters
  • Biography

    Gene graduated cum laude with distinction in Intellectual Property law. In addition, he holds advanced degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Computer Science. He is a member of Massachusetts Bar and has been a licensed patent practitioner since 2003.

  • MERL Publications

    •  Koike-Akino, T., Blaykhman, V., Wang, Y., Liu, J., Vinokur, G.V., "Vibe Patenting: Evaluating LLM Judges for Professional Patent-Drafting Agents", arXiv, September 2026.
      BibTeX arXiv
      • @article{Koike-Akino2026sep,
      • author = {{Koike-Akino, Toshiaki and Blaykhman, Vlad and Wang, Ye and Liu, Jing and Vinokur, Gennadiy V.}},
      • title = {{Vibe Patenting: Evaluating LLM Judges for Professional Patent-Drafting Agents}},
      • journal = {arXiv},
      • year = 2026,
      • month = sep,
      • url = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.13422}
      • }
    •  Vinokur, G.V., "Introduction to Patent Drafting to Both Protect and Promote Scientific Research", Innovate Magazine: American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), October 2019.
      BibTeX TR2019-114 PDF
      • @article{Vinokur2019oct,
      • author = {Vinokur, Gennadiy V.},
      • title = {{Introduction to Patent Drafting to Both Protect and Promote Scientific Research}},
      • journal = {Innovate Magazine: American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)},
      • year = 2019,
      • month = oct,
      • url = {https://www.merl.com/publications/TR2019-114}
      • }
  • MERL Issued Patents

    • Title: "Antenna Selection with Frequency-Hopped Sounding Reference Signals"
      Inventors: Mehta, Neelesh B.; Zhang, Jinyun; Teo, Koon Hoo; Vinokur, Gennadiy V.
      Patent No.: 8,913,551
      Issue Date: Dec 16, 2014
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