Steven G. Saunders

Steven is a partner at Bromberg & Sunstein, and focuses his practice in patent and trademark preparation and prosecution matters, product clearance, portfolio development and evaluation, intellectual property litigation, and licensing. He devotes a significant portion of his practice to identifying and protecting technologies that are critical to his clients' business goals. Strategies often include determining which type(s) of intellectual property protection best serve the client's needs, locating and analyzing prior art and issued patents that may act as a potential obstacle to those needs, and determining prudent business and legal options in view of such potential obstacles.

Experience

Practices across an extensive range of technologies, including: electrical systems, high performance computing, computer hardware and software, analog and digital circuit design, microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), medical products and instrumentation, power supplies, graphics processors and accelerators, computer networking, Internet utilization and enhancement devices, injection molding and manufacturing, data encryption, electric motors, network switching devices, and business methods.
Develops highly valued intellectual property portfolios in both the United States and abroad. Patents he has prosecuted have been the subject of multi-million dollar litigation recoveries and licenses.
Counsels clients of all sizes, ranging from start-ups to multinational corporations.
Conducts prior art and clearance investigations ultimately demonstrating that either the client's product does not infringe third-party patents, or that the third-party patents are invalid. Steven also assists clients in designing around third-party patents.
Assists early stage companies in obtaining venture and angel financing.

Professional and Community Involvement

Communications Committee Chair, Boston Bar Association Business Section.
Chair and speaker on intellectual property matters at seminars for Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education, Inc. (MCLE) and Boston Bar Association.
Hub Angels Investment Group.
Co-chair, Legal Working Group of the Media Grid International Standards Organization.
Board Member, University of Maine School of Law Alumni Board of Directors.
Former guest lecturer, Northeastern University High-Technology MBA program.
Member of the Boston Bar Association, Boston Patent Law Association, and American Intellectual Property Law Association.

Honors

Steven has received the highest peer review rating by Martindale-Hubbell, based on a survey of other lawyers and judges in the community.
Steven is a lifetime member of the Tau Beta Pi engineering honor society.
In 2006, the publishers of Law & Politics and Boston magazine named Steven a "Super Lawyer" in the field of intellectual property in Massachusetts. The top five percent of attorneys in each state are named Super Lawyers through independent research and upon recommendation of their peers.
In 2005 and 2006, the publishers of Law & Politics and Boston magazine named Steven a "Rising Star" in the field of intellectual property. The top 2.5 percent of attorneys who are under the age of 40 or who have been practicing 10 or fewer years are named Rising Stars through independent research and upon recommendation of their peers.

Bar and Court Admissions

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts

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