Top Rated Intellectual Property Attorney in Palo Alto, CA

An inventor in his own right and the holder of more than two dozen patents, Joe Stevens focuses his practice on intellectual property matters in his capacity as a partner at Patterson + Sheridan. From the firm’s office in Palo Alto, California, he represents clients throughout Silicon Valley and other parts of the state. Mr. Stevens holds a Bachelor of Science in mechanical engineering from Stanford University and a Master of Science in material science and engineering from California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, having received the latter degree in 1991. His legal education was subsequently obtained at the Santa Clara University School of Law, and he was awarded his Juris Doctor in 2004.

A significant portion of Mr. Stevens’s practice consists of the prosecution and protection of patents. His experience in this area has encompassed LED devices, liquid crystal displays, solar cells, communications, medical devices, consumer products, semiconductors, micro-electromechanical systems and other innovative technological inventions. Mr. Stevens’s background makes him particularly well-suited to guide his clients through what can be an intricate patent registration process.

Mr. Stevens’s practice also includes the licensing and sale of patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, and he has handled the intellectual property aspects of numerous mergers and acquisitions. An experienced courtroom advocate, he has extensive intellectual property infringement litigation experience as well. Mr. Stevens has been admitted to practice before all California state courts since 2006. He is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and he is registered to practice before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.