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JAMES D. STEVENS
President / Shareholder
Jim manages the development and maintenance
of global intellectual property portfolios.
He has significant expertise in clearance and validity searches
and related opinion work. Jim has more than 20 years of law firm
management experience and currently serves as the
firm's President and Chairman of the Management Committee.
of global intellectual property portfolios.
He has significant expertise in clearance and validity searches
and related opinion work. Jim has more than 20 years of law firm
management experience and currently serves as the
firm's President and Chairman of the Management Committee.
JAMES D. STEVENS
Jim manages the development and maintenance of global intellectual property portfolios. He has significant expertise in clearance and validity searches and related opinion work.
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State of Michigan
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Eastern District of Michigan
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Supreme Court
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Eastern District of Michigan
Distinctions
Best Lawyers 2017-2019
Michigan Super Lawyer 2006, 2011-2019
Top Lawyer by dbusiness® Magazine
Leading Lawyers 2016-2018
Eta Kappa Nu
Michigan Super Lawyer 2006, 2011-2019
Top Lawyer by dbusiness® Magazine
Leading Lawyers 2016-2018
Eta Kappa Nu
Education
University of Michigan
(Juris Doctor, 1990)
(Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1986)
(Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, 1986)
(Juris Doctor, 1990)
(Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, 1986)
(Bachelor of Science in Computer Engineering, 1986)
Memberships and Associations
American Intellectual Property Law Association
IPLS Section of State Bar of Michigan
Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Michigan IP American Inn of Court
IPLS Section of State Bar of Michigan
Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Michigan IP American Inn of Court
Professional Experience
Adjunct Professor at the University of Detroit-Mercy Law School
President, Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Founding Master, Michigan IP American Inn of Court
Chairman, Intellectual Property Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association
Founding officer, University of Michigan Intellectual Property Student Association
Chairman, Franklin Michigan Planning Commission
Franklin Zoning Board of Appeals
President, Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association
Founding Master, Michigan IP American Inn of Court
Chairman, Intellectual Property Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association
Founding officer, University of Michigan Intellectual Property Student Association
Chairman, Franklin Michigan Planning Commission
Franklin Zoning Board of Appeals
Technology Specialties
Augmented reality: Computer-based enhancements of real-time and recorded video
Autonomous and connected vehicles: AV design, operation, and back-office integration, V2V, V2I, and V2X hardware, systems, and operation
Telecommunications: CDMA, GSM, and other cellular-based voice and data
Wireless networks: WiFi and other short range, personal area networks
MEMS: Nanofabrication and applications for both electrical and mechanical devices
Automation: Hardware, software, end-effectors, and system/line integration
Computer-based systems:
Software: OOP, complied, and web/markup programming languages; system and client/server architecture; ecommerce applications
Hardware: Computer system and network architecture, instrumentation
Imaging: Antenna and optical-based systems, and image processing
Medical Devices: Surgical and operative devices, medical imaging, neural recording/stimulation, orthopedic rehabilitation
Automotive: All electrical and mechanical components and systems, interior/exterior trim materials and manufacturing processes
Aerospace: Ignition systems and igniters, FADEC controls and integration
Autonomous and connected vehicles: AV design, operation, and back-office integration, V2V, V2I, and V2X hardware, systems, and operation
Telecommunications: CDMA, GSM, and other cellular-based voice and data
Wireless networks: WiFi and other short range, personal area networks
MEMS: Nanofabrication and applications for both electrical and mechanical devices
Automation: Hardware, software, end-effectors, and system/line integration
Computer-based systems:
Software: OOP, complied, and web/markup programming languages; system and client/server architecture; ecommerce applications
Hardware: Computer system and network architecture, instrumentation
Imaging: Antenna and optical-based systems, and image processing
Medical Devices: Surgical and operative devices, medical imaging, neural recording/stimulation, orthopedic rehabilitation
Automotive: All electrical and mechanical components and systems, interior/exterior trim materials and manufacturing processes
Aerospace: Ignition systems and igniters, FADEC controls and integration
Publications and Presentations
- Co-author of “Patent Law Including Trade Secrets,” seventh edition, West Publishing Co.
- Co-author of “Cases and Materials on Patent Law: Including Trade Secrets, Copyrights, Trademarks,” seventh edition, West Publishing Co.
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Chosen as Best Lawyers by U.S. News and World Report
Rick Hoffmann, Matt Schmidt, Shannon Smith, and Jim Stevens have been chosen as Best Lawyers by U.S. News and World Report....
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Reising at 2019 Autolux Autonomous Vehicle Legal Forum
James Stevens, Corey Beaubien, Jeffrey Doyle, Colin Cicotte, Michael Druzinski, William Francis, and Shannon Smith attended the 2019 Autolex: Autonomous Vehicle Legal Forum at the Westin Book Cadillac...
2 years ago
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Chosen as Best Lawyers by U.S. News and World Report
Rick Hoffmann, Matt Schmidt, Shannon Smith, and Jim Stevens have been chosen as Best Lawyers by U.S. News and World Report....
6 months ago
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Reising at 2019 Autolux Autonomous Vehicle Legal Forum
James Stevens, Corey Beaubien, Jeffrey Doyle, Colin Cicotte, Michael Druzinski, William Francis, and Shannon Smith attended the 2019 Autolex: Autonomous Vehicle Legal Forum at the Westin Book Cadillac...
2 years ago
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James D. Stevens
Shareholder
Jim manages the development and maintenance of global patent and trademark portfolios for multinational corporate clients and select universities and startups. He has standout expertise in clearance and validity searches and related opinion work. In almost three decades with our firm, he has cultivated extensive knowledge in creating and implementing global IP portfolio strategies. He handles a variety of transactional work, including merger and acquisition-related IP issues, joint development agreements, and software licensing.
Jim is a coauthor of multiple editions of the textbook Cases and Materials on Patent Law: Including Trade Secrets, published by West Academic. He has led the firm to a top-tier designation of Best Firms by U.S. News & World Report. He has been repeatedly named a top-rated IP attorney by Michigan Super Lawyers™ and was named a “Top Lawyer” by dbusiness®, and he is included in the directory of Leading Lawyers® published by Law Bulletin Media.
Jim graduated cum laude with degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School. He is currently an adjunct professor in patent law at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School. He has served the profession and his community in various leadership positions, including as an Emeritus in the Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court, president of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association, and chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association, as well as chairman of the Planning Commission and member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for his local municipality.
Jim is a coauthor of multiple editions of the textbook Cases and Materials on Patent Law: Including Trade Secrets, published by West Academic. He has led the firm to a top-tier designation of Best Firms by U.S. News & World Report. He has been repeatedly named a top-rated IP attorney by Michigan Super Lawyers™ and was named a “Top Lawyer” by dbusiness®, and he is included in the directory of Leading Lawyers® published by Law Bulletin Media.
Jim graduated cum laude with degrees in Computer Engineering and Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He received his Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School. He is currently an adjunct professor in patent law at the University of Detroit Mercy Law School. He has served the profession and his community in various leadership positions, including as an Emeritus in the Michigan Intellectual Property Inn of Court, president of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association, and chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association, as well as chairman of the Planning Commission and member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for his local municipality.