Mark Schmidt

Who is Mark Schmidt?

Schmidt came to Ausra from Morrison Foerster LLP in Palo Alto,

Calif., where he co-founded a clean technology intellectual property

practice group. His practice at Morrison Foerster included

strategic patent counseling, patent prosecution and investor-side

intellectual property due diligence in a wide range of technology areas

including solar energy, alternative fuel, energy storage and water

purification technologies. Schmidt entered patent practice in 1999 as a

patent agent with Skjerven Morrill MacPherson LLP in San Jose, Calif.

Schmidt holds a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Carleton College

and a doctorate in physical chemistry from the University of Chicago.

He received his J.D. from the University of California Hastings College

of Law. He serves as Ausra's chief legal counsel and manages the

company's intellectual property.