In addition to prosecuting patents, Steve advises clients in other areas of intellectual property. He performs due diligence for acquiring, selling, and licensing patents. Steve also develops strategies for building commercially valuable patent portfolios.
When advising a client, Steve focuses on what the client wants to accomplish with his or her intellectual property, such as whether filings are defensive in nature, aimed at potential investors, candidates for licensing, or for a competitive product read. He develops a client’s plan with this broader context in mind. With a big-picture perspective, Steve anticipates issues and resolves them before they become serious problems.
Steve’s background includes work as an electrical engineer and physicist. His research at Trinity College was primarily related to robotics, specifically autonomous navigation of ground vehicles. Prior becoming an attorney, Steve worked at NASA, and developed a testbed for emulating extraterrestrial communications links.
Steve has worked with several pro bono clients, including prosecuting patents for high school students who presented their inventions at the Massachusetts Science Fair. Steve also performs free tutoring in math and different sciences.
In his spare time, Steve likes camping in Acadia and hiking in New Hampshire’s White Mountains.
