For in-house teams
An extension of your IP department.
Specialist capacity, predictable budgets and a portfolio cost review to see where your IP spend is going.
For in-house teamsIntellectual property · San Jose, California
Intellectual property counsel for the people who invent Silicon Valley.
A passion for innovation, and a bond with those who create it. For more than two decades, our team has protected the semiconductor, software and AI breakthroughs of startups and the Fortune 10 alike.
20+
years in Silicon Valley
100+
foreign associate firms
01Why Stevens
Every member of our patent team holds a degree in engineering or the sciences, and many have worked in industry. We understand your invention the first time, and we write patents that hold up when they matter.
20+
years in Silicon Valley
100+
foreign associate firms
$5M
exit built on a patent portfolio
F10
to bootstrapped startups
02Practice areas
Services
03Industries
Deep technical bench.
Where Silicon Valley invents most, our attorneys have the engineering background to keep up.
For startups
Big-firm quality without big-firm overhead.
Work directly with senior attorneys, with ceilings on fees set before we start.
For startups04Track record
Results
$3M+
Sold a slice of a startup’s portfolio to fund its core product, on the way to a successful exit.
$5M
A biometric startup sold mainly on the strength of the portfolio we built, before it had a prototype.
100s / yr
Grew a Fortune 10 company’s program from a handful of filings a year to hundreds.
I have worked with many patent attorneys in the past, and Dave is surely the best.
Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.
05Founder
David R. Stevens
An electrical engineer turned patent attorney, Dave has guided companies from start-ups to the Fortune 10 through patent strategy, prosecution, opinions, licensing and diligence, and defended clients before the ITC and in U.S. District Courts, including Delaware and the Eastern District of Texas.
EducationB.S.E.E., Lawrence Technological University · J.D., University of Detroit
AdmittedCalifornia, D.C. and before the USPTO
FormerlyCooley Godward, Gray Cary, and Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman
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