Steve is a patent attorney who assists clients by drafting and prosecuting patent applications, performing freedom-to-operate analysis, and preparing and evaluating demand letters. Steve also assists clients in instituting and defending post-grant proceedings before the USPTO.
Steve is a member of a large team of patent attorneys, agents, and engineers assisting sophisticated clients with managing and protecting their patent portfolios in fields including wireless communications, semiconductor devices, cloud-based services, flexible packaging, mechanical systems, and outdoor products. In addition to drafting and prosecuting patents, Steve has experience with prosecuting and obtaining standards-essential patents and with identifying standards applicability for issued patents. Additionally, Steve assists clients with performing freedom-to-operate analysis, preparing and evaluating demand letters related to infringing activity, and performing invalidity analysis. As lead counsel, Steve has also guided strategy and prepared filings in post-grant proceedings before the USPTO.