 OverviewFor more than thirty years, Steve has represented clients in a broad range of intellectual property cases. He has appeared as lead counsel in more than 100 patent infringement cases, representing companies including semiconductor manufacturers, developers of RFID technology, digital video device manufacturers, telecom equipment manufacturers, electronics companies, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, building materials manufacturers, HVAC and air purification equipment manufacturers, consumer product companies and financial service companies. In addition to patent infringement litigation, Steve also represents clients in protecting their copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. Steve has been recognized as a Recommended Professional by IAM Patent 1000 (2023) and as a Best Lawyer in America, Litigation – Patent (2024) by Woodward/White, Inc. Steve is also the author of the chapter titled “The Expert in Patent Infringement Cases” in the 2019, 2022 and 2025 Editions of Practicing Law Institute’s Expert Witness Answer Book. Steve helps clients by listening to their needs and understanding their ultimate business goals and objectives. He then collaborates with his clients to develop an effective litigation strategy that will best advance those goals and objectives. Steve assembles teams of nationally recognized consultants and experts having specialized areas of expertise to assist him in explaining to the courts and juries the often complicated technological and other business issues involved in intellectual property cases. Whether representing clients by asserting their intellectual property rights against infringers or defending against claims from other parties, Steve approaches every case from the outset with the assumption that the case will go to trial. Accordingly, Steve thoroughly investigates every claim, aggressively develops each fact and zealously advocates his clients’ positions at every opportunity. Steve and his wife Libby live in Plano, Texas. Memberships
- Eastern District of Texas Bar Association
- Sedona Conference
OverviewFor more than thirty years, Steve has represented clients in a broad range of intellectual property cases. He has appeared as lead counsel in more than 100 patent infringement cases, representing companies including semiconductor manufacturers, developers of RFID technology, digital video device manufacturers, telecom equipment manufacturers, electronics companies, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, building materials manufacturers, HVAC and air purification equipment manufacturers, consumer product companies and financial service companies. In addition to patent infringement litigation, Steve also represents clients in protecting their copyrights, trademarks and trade secrets. Steve has been recognized as a Recommended Professional by IAM Patent 1000 (2023) and as a Best Lawyer in America, Litigation – Patent (2024) by Woodward/White, Inc. Steve is also the author of the chapter titled “The Expert in Patent Infringement Cases” in the 2019, 2022 and 2025 Editions of Practicing Law Institute’s Expert Witness Answer Book. Steve helps clients by listening to their needs and understanding their ultimate business goals and objectives. He then collaborates with his clients to develop an effective litigation strategy that will best advance those goals and objectives. Steve assembles teams of nationally recognized consultants and experts having specialized areas of expertise to assist him in explaining to the courts and juries the often complicated technological and other business issues involved in intellectual property cases. Whether representing clients by asserting their intellectual property rights against infringers or defending against claims from other parties, Steve approaches every case from the outset with the assumption that the case will go to trial. Accordingly, Steve thoroughly investigates every claim, aggressively develops each fact and zealously advocates his clients’ positions at every opportunity. Steve and his wife Libby live in Plano, Texas. ExperiencePatent, Copyright and Trademark Litigation Represented Seasons USA and Seasons (HK) Ltd., a leading manufacturer of novelty holiday-related toys, costumes and decorations, in a series of patent and trademark infringement [more]Represented Seasons USA and Seasons (HK) Ltd., a leading manufacturer of novelty holiday-related toys, costumes and decorations, in a series of patent and trademark infringement matters involving Halloween-related products. (Northern District of Texas). [less]Patent LitigationRepresented semiconductor manufacturer in a series of matters involving Wi-Fi communications chips. Patent LitigationRepresented two local security service companies, Trover Group, Inc. and The Security Center, Inc., in a series of cases involving the enforcement of patents related [more]Represented two local security service companies, Trover Group, Inc. and The Security Center, Inc., in a series of cases involving the enforcement of patents related to digital video security systems. Cases resulted in a number of license agreements covering the asserted patents. (Eastern District of Texas). [less]Patent LitigationRepresenting Healthy Fiber, LLC, a manufacturer of specialty food items, in a case involving the enforcement of a patent related to the production of high fiber, low [more]Representing Healthy Fiber, LLC, a manufacturer of specialty food items, in a case involving the enforcement of a patent related to the production of high fiber, low calorie foods. (Eastern District of Texas). [less]Patent LitigationRepresented Huawei Device USA, Inc. in a case involving a patent related to multi-positional cameras on smartphones and other devices. Court granted the defendants’ motion [more]Represented Huawei Device USA, Inc. in a case involving a patent related to multi-positional cameras on smartphones and other devices. Court granted the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. (Eastern District of Texas). [less]Patent LitigationRepresented Nu-You Technologies, Inc., a local manufacturer of hair care products, in a series of cases to enforce a patent related to a certain hair styling device against a number [more]Represented Nu-You Technologies, Inc., a local manufacturer of hair care products, in a series of cases to enforce a patent related to a certain hair styling device against a number of competitors that sold infringing products. Cases resulted in a number of settlement agreements that included permanent injunctions against most of the competing manufacturers. (Northern District of Texas). [less]Copyright + Trade SecretsRepresented BulletLink, a local provider of software and services related to online newspaper publishers, in a case to protect its copyrighted software and its business-related trade secrets from [more]Represented BulletLink, a local provider of software and services related to online newspaper publishers, in a case to protect its copyrighted software and its business-related trade secrets from being infringed and misappropriated by competitor in India. Case resulted in a judgment in excess of $1 MM and a permanent injunction against the defendant. (Northern District of Texas). [less]Trade Secret LitigationRepresented a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer in an arbitration matter involving numerous business claims, including misappropriation of trade secrets under the [more]Represented a Taiwanese electronics manufacturer in an arbitration matter involving numerous business claims, including misappropriation of trade secrets under the Texas Uniform Trade Secrets Act and the federal Defend Trade Secrets Act. (Dallas, Texas). [less]Patent LitigationRepresented Lennox Industries, Inc. in a case involving a computer interface used with controlling remote devices. (Northern District of Texas). Patent LitigationRepresented Lennox Industries, Inc. in a case involving an encryption system to secure wireless transmissions of data packets. (Eastern District of Texas). Patent LitigationRepresented KMC Rental, LLC in a case involving oil field equipment used with well fracking operations. (Northern District of Texas). Patent LitigationRepresented Diamond Grading Technologies LLC in a case involving the enforcement of a patent related to evaluating the cut grade of gemstones. (Eastern District of Texas). Patent LitigationRepresented Dreamscape, Inc. in a case involving software systems for managing crop insurance business. (District of Minnesota). Patent LitigationRepresented GreenTech Environmental, Inc. in a case involving air filtration devices. (Eastern District of Texas). Patent LitigationRepresented C.C. Forbes, LLC in a case involving oil well work-over and well service equipment. (Eastern District of Texas). Patent LitigationRepresented Bel Fuse, Inc. in a case involving unregulated and semi-regulate bus converters. (Eastern District of Texas). Patent LitigationRepresented Yomega Corp in a case involving digital tagging for consumer packaging. (District of Utah). Patent LitigationRepresented Dust Free, LP in multiple cases involving air filtration devices. (Central District of California; Eastern District of Texas). Copyright LitigationRepresented Direct Logistics, Inc. in a case involving protecting client’s copyrighted name and logo. (Northern District of Texas). Copyright LitigationRepresented Paperboard, Inc. in a case involving the contents of a commercial internet web site. (Northern District of Texas). Copyright InfringementRepresented M&F Western Products, Inc. in a case involving protecting the client’s copyrighted designs for western-style leather goods against infringement. (Eastern District [more]Represented M&F Western Products, Inc. in a case involving protecting the client’s copyrighted designs for western-style leather goods against infringement. (Eastern District of Texas). [less]Patent LitigationRepresented developer of RFID technology and equipment in patent infringement litigation cases against manufacturers of RFID scanning devices. (Western District of Texas)
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