MARK A. SPECTOR, admitted to bar 1988, Supreme Court of Massachusetts and U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts; 1990, Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.  Education: University of Massachusetts at Amherst, (B.S. 1977), Columbia University, New York City, (M.S. Chemical Engineering, 1979), New England School of Law (J.D. 1987).  Former Patent Examiner, Group 2600 (1989-1990).  PRACTICE AREAS: Novelty, Validity and Infringement Searching.