Steven Gelman

Experience

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  Selitto & Associates

  Apr 1997 - Jul 1999

  Associate

  Patent Prosecution: Prepared and prosecuted U.S. patent applications in various mechanical arts.Trademarks: Prepared and filed U.S. trademark applications, prepared trademark clearance opinions, performed trademark searches.Copyrights: Prepared and filed U.S. copyright applications.

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  Klehr, Harrison, Harvey, Branzburg & Ellers

  Aug 1999 - Apr 2002

  Patent attorney

  Patent Prosecution: Prepared and prosecuted U.S. patent applications in various computer software and mechanical arts.Trademarks: Prepared and prosecuted U.S. trademark applications, prepared trademark clearance opinions, performed trademark searches.Copyrights: Prepared and filed U.S. copyright applications.Litigation: Provided litigation assistance in trademark infringement matters and Internet domain name disputes.

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  Volpe and Koenig, P.C.

  Feb 2003 - Apr 2015

  Senior Attorney

  Patent Prosecution: Prepared and prosecuted U.S. and international patent applications in various computer and electrical arts, including cellular telephone technologies, wireless local area network technologies, video processing software/hardware, microprocessor design, data storage software, cable set-top boxes, cable modems, electrical connectors, bar code scanners, and consumer-focused Internet software.Client Management: Assisted managing the firm’s second largest client (in dollar value terms), including coordinating monthly status calls with in-house counsel, managing overall billing for client, and overseeing work item progress for all attorneys performing work for this client. Simplified reporting incoming PCT correspondence for the firm’s largest client, with over 150 new PCT application filings annually, to more quickly process the correspondence and to reduce costs to client. Coordinated and simplified worldwide foreign associate status check project for same client, to more rapidly complete project and to reduce costs to client.Internal Training: Advised on PCT-related questions and issues for all associates, paralegals, and secretarial staff. Show less

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  AMD

  May 2015 - Feb 2020

  Patent Portfolio Management: Managed outside counsel who prepared and prosecuted patent applications for software, hardware, processors, artificial intelligence, and machine learning, covering approximately 5,000 patents worldwide.Patent Portfolio Development: Conducted internal patent harvests to identify inventions, and patent review committee meeting to evaluate inventions in software, hardware, processors, artificial intelligence, and machine learning.Internal Training: Provided quarterly training to engineers in multiple geographic locations on IP and general patent topics to encourage invention submissions, resulting in 10% YoY growth in invention submissions.Regulatory: Supervised reporting disclosures, patent requirements, and article/paper publication requests for government research contracts.Security: Reviewed technical implementation documents for security/export control issues for use in a joint venture with a foreign company in Asia.Trade: Coordinated with global trade team on procedures for export compliance in conjunction with patent application filings.Legal Operations: Financial budget management for new patent application filings and ongoing patent prosecution. Show less

  • Assistant General Counsel, Legal

    Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

  • Senior Patent Counsel

    May 2015 - Nov 2019
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  Young Basile Hanlon & MacFarlane, P.C.

  Jul 2020 - Apr 2021

  Senior Counsel

  Patent Prosecution: Prepared and prosecuted U.S. and international patent applications in various computer, electrical, and mechanical arts.Patent Strategy: Established a patent program and procedures for a semiconductor startup, including overall patent strategy and patent harvesting/mining.

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  Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

  Nov 2021 - now

  Patent Prosecution: Prepared and prosecuted U.S. patent applications in various computer and electrical arts.

  • Of Counsel

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Contract Attorney

    Nov 2021 - Apr 2022