Mikhail Murshak

Mikhail Murshak serves as an Adjunct Professor at the Michigan State University College of Law, contributing his extensive expertise in intellectual property law with a focus on patent and trademark acquisition for technology-driven industries.

He earned his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University before attending the University of Connecticut School of Law, where he received the Oliver Ellsworth Scholarship and earned the CALI award in Law & Economics and the Alvin Pudlin Memorial Award for First Amendment Rights Education.

His professional specialization spans patent prosecution across diverse technological domains including consumer products, computer systems, automotive engineering, aerospace innovations, chemical processes, nanotechnology applications, and sleep technology. He maintains a strong emphasis on supporting startup technology companies through negotiation strategy, contractual review, and intellectual property due diligence.

Mr. Murshak's notable academic honors include:

• Oliver Ellsworth Scholarship
• CALI award in Law & Economics
• Alvin Pudlin Memorial Award for work in First Amendment Rights Education

As an adjunct faculty member with a practice-oriented role, he does not appear to supervise graduate students or manage research grants in an academic capacity. His professional experience includes leadership roles in corporate IP strategy rather than traditional academic research funding.

His industry background features significant positions as Head IP Counsel at Reverie (a luxury sleep technology innovator) where he directed patent and trademark strategy, and as an intellectual property analyst at Pratt & Whitney managing jet engine data acquisition patents.