Biography
Lukas Zalesky is a USPTO-registered patent agent with a Ph.D. in astrophysics. He combines technical expertise in physics, mathematics, and computer programming with experience navigating complex patent matters to advise domestic and international clients on patent procurement, prosecution, and portfolio management.
Lukas works with technologies spanning artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms, computer software and hardware systems, aerospace and automotive components, telecommunications infrastructure (including 5G/6G), energy systems, and industrial processes. His scientific background enables him to understand intricate technical concepts and work with inventors to develop patent applications that protect their innovations.
During his Ph.D. studies at the University of Hawai’i’s Institute for Astronomy, Lukas led numerous observational programs as Principal Investigator using some of the largest ground-based telescopes in the world at Maunakea Observatory. He has also served as Co-Investigator on research programs using the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope and led two key projects for the international Euclid Consortium to support the Euclid satellite and its mission. His research expertise spans multiwavelength analysis, image processing, spectroscopy, detectors and signal processing, thermodynamical systems, and scientific programming including training and deploying machine learning models.
Lukas graduated summa cum laude and first in his class from the College of Charleston’s Honors College before earning his Ph.D. from the University of Hawai’i’s Institute for Astronomy. Prior to joining BoMc, Lukas worked as a patent agent at a global IP law firm, where he drafted and prosecuted patent applications while coordinating international filings across diverse technology domains.
* Practice is supervised by the partners of BoMc.
Highlights
- Secured five long-stalled patents for a hydrogen-fuel aerospace startup (Time’s 2024 GreenTech Company of the Year) by developing novel prosecution strategies and restructuring claims—salvaging applications previously pending for over four years.
- First author of publications in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society and Astronomy & Astrophysics.
- Directed two “Key Projects” for the 2,000+ member international Euclid Consortium, producing foundational datasets for satellite calibration and deep-field survey planning.
Bar Admissions
- U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Education
- University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, Ph.D., Astronomy, 2024
- University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, M.S., Astronomy, 2020
- College of Charleston, B.S., Astrophysics, summa cum laude, 2018