James D. Stevens
Mr. Stevens joined our firm in 1992 and currently serves on the firm's Management Committee. He manages patent and trademark portfolios for both private and publicly held corporate clients and has developed expertise in handling complex clearance searches and procuring and maintaining large patent portfolios for US and multi-national companies. Mr. Stevens also has significant experience in transactional work including joint development agreements and software licensing.
Mr. Stevens is currently an Adjunct Professor teaching Patent Law at the University of Detroit Law School, and is a co-author of the textbook "Patent Law Including Trade Secrets-Copyrights-Trademarks," sixth edition, published by West Publishing Co.
Mr. Stevens graduated cum laude with degrees in Computer Engineering and
Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan. He received a Juris Doctor degree, cum laude, from the University of Michigan Law School.
Mr. Stevens is a member of the State Bar of Michigan, is registered to practice before the Patent and Trademark Office, and has been admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and the Eastern District of Michigan. He is an officer of the Michigan Intellectual Property Law Association and has served as Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the Oakland County Bar Association. He is a former Chairman of the Planning Commission and member of the Zoning Board of Appeals for his local municipality and has provided over a decade of service to the community through these governmental operations.
- Telephone: (248) 689-3500
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